i just saw it at the toronto international film festival . director neal slavin impressive star cast include william macy ( see in the contender at last year tiff ) and meat loaf ( aka meat loaf aday and aka michael lee aday ) and david paymer and and laura dern ( also star in novocaine and also at this year festival ) . base on the arthur miller novel by the same name and focus follow christian but jewish look lawrence newman ( macy ) a he struggle among the hatred and anti semitism in his neighbourhood . pit between the jewish store owner down the street ( paymer ) and his card carry anti semite next door neighbour ( meat loaf ) newman face difficulty in deal with inner conflict and conflict around him . guilt over know what right but not do anything battle with want to blend in and keep peace with the neighbour . thing get more complex when he meet and marries gertrude ( dern ) who everyone think be jewish . gertrude teach her husband a few thing about judge book by cover . will newman stick up for the jewish man in the end or will he flee . go see it to find out . the acting be fabulous . the writing be incredible . the cinematography be excellent . the sound be well do . technically amazing and the movie be disturb . chill . emotionally intense . i find myself bring my knee up into the fetal position a couple of time . i have great admiration for everyone who work on it . i have not see a film this good in a long time . it touch me . wow .