SYNOPSIS

Orthodox. Directed by award-winning filmmaker David Leon, Kaleidoscope Entertainment is pleased to announce the UK cinema release of ORTHODOX on 13 November 2015, following its premiere at the UK Jewish International Film Festival.

Growing up in the dark outskirts of the urban north east, Benjamin (Stephen Graham, This Is England, Boardwalk Empire) is bullied for his Orthodox Jewish faith. Taking to boxing as a means of self-defence, his choice alienates him from both his family and community as he becomes increasingly involved in dangerous, unlicensed fights.

Years later, as the responsibilities of business, marriage and family overwhelm him, Benjamin is plunged into a bleak criminal underworld, forced to make a choice which devastates everything he has spent his life building.

Desperate and searching for redemption he returns to the ring, uncovering a series of events which turns all he knows upside down once more. Stunningly shot with a stellar cast including Michael Smiley (The World’s End, Kill List) and Christopher Fairbank (Guardians of the Galaxy, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), ORTHODOX demonstrates how, when all seems lost, resilience and faith inspire hope.


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

November 13, 2015

DIRECTOR

David Leon

WRITER

David Leon

COMPANY

Kaleidoscope Entertainment

GENRE

Drama

RUNTIME

93 minutes

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