Focus

 

William H. Macy, Laura Dern, David Paymer, Meatloaf
Paramount Classics; Directed by Neal Slavin
Rated PG-13; 106 minutes; 2001

  
Based on the Arthur Miller novel this film follows, Lawrence Newman (Macy) a Christian but "Jewish-looking" man as he and his wife struggle to survive in their anti-Semitic neighborhood in the final months of WWII. Suddenly victims of racial hate and persecution simply because of the way they look they find themselves unexpectedly aligned with a local Jewish storeowner as they take a stand against this unwarranted treatment. In the midst of a physical struggle, Newman must also face a personal internal battle between just fitting in and standing up for what is right.

 

  

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