One of Us
Three former and departing Hasidic Jews risk retaliation and isolation as they pursue autonomy beyond Brooklyn’s insular religious community.
Overview
A gripping exploration of faith and freedom within a closed community.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- harrowing
- intimate
- revealing
- serious viewing
- social issue discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an intimate, revealing, harrowing, and emotionally powerful examination of people defying a notoriously private community.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Etty, Ari Hershkowitz, and Luzer Twersky face retaliation, isolation, and psychological pressure while leaving Hasidic life.
The filmmakers focus on threats, coercion, and psychological abuse affecting members who defy Hasidic communal expectations.
Three individuals' departures from the Hasidic community form parallel personal accounts within one documentary framework.
The film concentrates squarely on its subjects and their vulnerable transitions while penetrating a notably private community.
Films like One of Us, and why
The Work
intimate social-issue documentary examining religious community pressure and personal liberation
Keep the River on Your Right
observational documentary portrait of insular religious culture and contested identity
Jesus Camp
harrowing documentary centered on individuals confronting coercive communal structures
Movie Details
- Directors
- Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
- Release Date
- 2017-09-10
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (144)
Cast
- Etty
- Chani Getter
- Ari Hershkowitz
- Luzer Twersky
- Yosef Rapaport
- David Mandelbaum
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is One of Us about?
- Three former and departing Hasidic Jews risk retaliation and isolation as they pursue autonomy beyond Brooklyn’s insular religious community.
- What is One of Us like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of One of Us as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is One of Us violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in One of Us.
- What did critics think of One of Us?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an intimate, revealing, harrowing, and emotionally powerful examination of people defying a notoriously private community.
- Which films are like One of Us?
- Films with a similar feel include The Work, Keep the River on Your Right, and Jesus Camp.
- How long is One of Us?
- One of Us runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch One of Us?
- In United States, One of Us streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
