Since much of modern life — including most films — are forbidden in
Hasidic culture, and because the film was shot semi-surreptitiously, it's unclear whether there could be repercussions in this strict, tightly - knit community for those involved in this secular undertaking.
The intent regarding this humble human comedy is clear: to represent a community (
the Hasidic culture of New York) and its language (Yiddish) in an unfiltered yet fictionalized fashion.
The trappings of modern life that most of us take for granted — the internet, modern music and smartphones — are banned in
Hasidic culture.
Not exact matches
The second segment, directed by The Namesake's Mira Nair, deals us a relaxed business /
culture clash between two storied, orthodox jewelers, an abandoned Indian Jain (Slumdog Millionaire's Irrfan Khan) and an engaged
Hasidic Jew (Portman, putting on a Yiddish accent).