The Believer

The Believer

98 mins | Drama | Aug. 23, 2001

A hardcore US racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant scholar whose questioning of the tenets of his faith has left him angry and confused, turning against those who he thinks have a tragic history of their own making.

The Believer

98 mins | Drama | Aug. 23, 2001

The Believer
A hardcore US racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant scholar whose questioning of the tenets of his faith has left him angry and confused, turning against those who he thinks have a tragic history of their own making.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Fuller Films, Seven Arts Pictures
Original title The Believer
Directors Michael T. Meador, Roger M. Bobb, Henry Bean
Writers Mark Jacobson, Henry Bean

Cast

Ryan Gosling

as Danny Balint

Summer Phoenix

as Carla Moebius

Theresa Russell

as Lina Moebius

Billy Zane

as Curtis Zampf

Garret Dillahunt

as Billings

A.D. Miles

as Guy Danielsen

Glenn Fitzgerald

as Drake

Elizabeth Reaser

as Miriam

Joshua Harto

as Kyle

Ronald Guttman

as Danny's Father

Kris Eivers

as Carleton

Dean Strober

as Stuart

Judah Lazarus

as Avi

Tommy Nohilly

as Whit

Sig Libowitz

as Rav Zingesser

Jacob Green

as Young Danny

James McCaffrey

as Young Avi

Frank Winters

as Young Stuart

Peter Meadows

as Orthodox Student

Chuck Ardezzone

as Chuck

Lucille Patton

as Mrs. Frankel

Michael Marcus

as Polish Man

Roberto Gari

as Ancient Jew

John Wills Martin

as Hate Counselor

David Bailey

as Judge

Tibor Feldman

as Rabbi Greenwalt

Jordan Lage

as Roger Brand

Sascha Knopf

as Cindy Pomerantz

Henry Bean

as Ilio Manzetti

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

as First Waiter

Michael Port

as TV Reporter

Jack Drummond

as Old Coot