The Believer

Aug 23, 2001

1h 38m

★ 6.9

He's a jew. He’s a Neo-Nazi. With one true enemy… Himself!

Overview

A hardcore US racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, 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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Seven Arts Pictures

Fuller Films

The Believer Trailers

Cast

Danny Balint

Ryan Gosling

Carla Moebius

Summer Phoenix

Lina Moebius

Theresa Russell

Curtis Zampf

Billy Zane

Billings

Garret Dillahunt

Guy Danielsen

A.D. Miles

Drake

Glenn Fitzgerald

Miriam

Elizabeth Reaser

Kyle

Joshua Harto

Danny's Father

Ronald Guttman

Linda

Heather Goldenhersh

O.L.

Joel Marsh Garland

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