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Release Date
• USA: Jan 19, 2001
• UK: 7 Dec 2001
DVD Release Date
• R1: Apr 22, 2003
• R2: 3 Jun 2002
Budget USD 1,500,000
BoxOffice: $0.2M
Official Website:
The Believer Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexual content.
Running Time
1 hour, 38 minutes
Country USA
Studio Fuller Films
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Other Titles
• The Believer
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Genre: Drama, Culture Clash, Courtroom, Murder, World War II, Fantasy, Psychodrama, Coming Of Age, Society, Disturbing
Plot: Raised Jewish, Danny (Ryan Gosling) now runs with an anti-Semitic skinhead gang in Queens. Attending a meeting held by prominent self-proclaimed fascist Curtis Zampf (Billy Zane), Danny is noticed when he proposes killing Jews as a solution to society's problems. Danny's words create excitement not only for their racist content, but also for his articulate way of expressing himself and his knowledge of the Jewish faith. Zampf sees potential in Danny and takes him under his wing. Working with the enigmatic extremist, Danny meets the sadomasochistic Carla (Summer Phoenix). Between rough sexual encounters, Danny teaches Carla Hebrew and facts about Judaism. Carla becomes interested in the Jewish faith while Danny becomes disillusioned with his neo-Nazi lifestyle finding it as hypocritical as he found Judaism to be. Haunted by his past and questioning his own beliefs, Danny finds himself a prime suspect in the assassination of a respected Jewish figure. Writer-director Henry Bean scored a success with this American independent focusing more on faith than hatred. THE BELIEVER won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for Best Screenplay and Best First Feature at the 2002 Independent Spirit Awards.
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| Directed by |
Henry Bean
Noise, Basic Instinct 2, Internal Affairs |
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| Written by |
Henry Bean
Basic Instinct 2, Internal Affairs, Running Brave | |
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| Cast |
Ryan Gosling
The Notebook, Remember the Titans, Murder by Numbers |
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 | Billy Zane
Titanic, Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II |
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 | | A.D. Miles
Wet Hot American Summer, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, The Baxter | | |
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| Music By |
Joel Diamond
The Dogwalker, Fever Pitch, The Face of the Earth |
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