Summary Frictions develop when Yisroel "Izzy" Jonigkeyt, a Chassidic Jew from Crown Heights, travels to San Francisco to visit Polish-born Catholic friend Marek Wisniewski with the intent of discovering why a Bay Area art-world iconoclast named Harry Kierk seeks to destroy a lifetime's worth of his own work. As the visit progresses, Izzy and Marek discover for the first time that complex historical baggage impinges on their curious friendship and, soon, they begin to understand why Kierk is driven towards destruction. Continued encounters with Marek's vaguely anti-Semitic cousin Irek (who is their only gateway to contact Kierk) only compound these tensions. View more details
Directed : Daniel Kremer Deniz Demirer
Written : Daniel Kremer Deniz Demirer
Stars : Josh Safdie Rob Nilsson Daniel Kremer Deniz Demirer
Genres : Comedy Drama History
Release date : Oct 27, 2017
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official site
Language : English Polish Hebrew Yiddish
Filming locations : San Francisco, California, USA
Production companies : ConFluence Films Public Shore Films Nox Productions
Summary Frictions develop when Yisroel "Izzy" Jonigkeyt, a Chassidic Jew from Crown Heights, travels to San Francisco to visit Polish-born Catholic friend Marek Wisniewski with the intent of discovering why a Bay Area art-world iconoclast named Harry Kierk seeks to destroy a lifetime's worth of his own work. As the visit progresses, Izzy and Marek discover for the first time that complex historical baggage impinges on their curious friendship and, soon, they begin to understand why Kierk is driven towards destruction. Continued encounters with Marek's vaguely anti-Semitic cousin Irek (who is their only gateway to contact Kierk) only compound these tensions. View more details
Genres : Comedy Drama History
Release date : Oct 27, 2017
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official site
Language : English Polish Hebrew Yiddish
Filming locations : San Francisco, California, USA
Production companies : ConFluence Films Public Shore Films Nox Productions