Indignation
– In 1951, Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio colleg..
In 1951, Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with anti-Semitism, sexual repression, and the ongoing Korean War.
11 Aug 2016
English, Hebrew
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
James Schamus
Philip Roth (based on the novel by), James Schamus (written for the screen by)
Tijuana Ricks, Sue Dahlman, Jason Jiang, Logan Lerman
Set in 1951, the story follows Marcus Messner, the idealistic son of a humble kosher butcher from Newark, N.J. Marcus leaves for Ohio to study at a small, conservative college, where he finds himself at odds with the administration, grapples with anti-Semitism and sexual repression and pines after a troubled girl.
4 nominations.
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