The Believer (2001)Written by Henry Bean, Mark JacobsonDirected by Henry BeanRunning Time: 110 minutes (approx)Production Year: 2001Rating: 15 CertificateProduction Country: USAFilmed in ColourBased on a true story, Ryan Gosling plays a hardcore American racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. But 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. Henry Bean's Sundance award-winning film caused controversy and received scrappy distribution but it is a compelling and thought-provoking drama about a difficult subject. Click to see when The Believer is coming up on TV. Cast
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