Indignation (2016)
Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Susan Varon, Linda Emond, Tracy Letts, Joanne Baron, Eli Gelb, Philip Ettinger, Richard Topol, Bryan Burton, Will MacAdam, Ben Rosenfield, Pico Alexander, Danny Burstein, Doris McCarthy, Noah Robbins, Margo Kazaryan, Eliza Foss, Steven Kaplan, Isabel Keating, Melanie Blake Roth, Andrew S. Thompson, Bo Stansell, Bryan Fitzgerald, Betsy Hogg, Rebecca Watson, Jason Erik Zacek, Kc Coy, Samuel Dunning, Ruth Flaherty, Tom Bair, Sam Rohloff, Neal Arluck
Trailer
Reviews
90
There's no such thing as a sure bet in career jumps, so the elegant execution, the incisive grasp of character and milieu, and the stealthy but sure arrival of pathos are extremely gratifying.
88
Slant Magazine
James Schamus's screenplay is rich with culturally specific details that deepen these forking moral predicaments.
88
In the process, Schamus creates not only a meaningful and moving snapshot of an America on the cusp of redefining itself, but also a cinematic hybrid few of us thought possible: the literary college sex comedy.
83
Indignation is a thoughtful examination of romantic courtship and educational routines that’s best when its writer-director prioritizes characters over plot.
80
The directorial debut of long-time screenwriter and producer James Schamus exudes a tasteful reserve, but actor Logan Lerman cuts through the seeming gentility in a performance that seethes with his character’s burgeoning arrogance and cynicism.
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