When their high school drama department falls victim to budget cuts, two teachers from the Bronx find an unlikely solution to their money problems: yaniv, a little-known card game with a thriving underground gambling scene in the Hasidic Jewish community.
USA
AustraliaMA 15+
Jewish International Film Festival
Australia
USA
dhar mann acting + bohemian rhapsody editing + a shitty old man latex mask = a pretty bad movie, otherwise known as yaniv
The kind of film that should be maximum 3 minutes long
It’s got some cute scenes. I think it would have done better as a short.
The main actor sucked balls bro. I thought the VHS parts and really only mendy's actor were fucking hilarious. But what is with this tiktok ass acting! Augh
Enough time has passed, it’s better than The Godfather.
Watched at Sun and Stars with two others amateur film critics. A very fun and comedic movie about infiltrating an Orthodox Jewish gambling ring. As I am not jewish, I definitely did not understand many of the inside jokes that the film had (unlike one of my friends who was able to understand more of it). Overall a fun watch with a heartwarming twist at the end. The rabbi’s mask is jokingly poorly made, making him look like a wax figure. The effects were not excellent but the film’s lighthearted and comedic nature made it so that they didn’t have to be. Overall quite a fun watch, just could have used a little bit more polish.
CHS Hillel :))
For the Rebe’s sake find some (at least) mediocre actors next time.
Some of the shots felt pretty ambitious (and some were actually pulled off well) but it was clear the director wants to be Edgar Wright.
I enjoyed my screenwriter-brother telling me how he would’ve better structured the script but realistically I think this should’ve been a short.
Why is everyone hating on this so much. Chill.
Nice concept, shit execution.
You never know what you're going to get with an indie-comedy; it'll either fall flat with cheap gags and inside jokes or reveal itself to be a diamond in the rough that punches above its weight with a brilliant script and honest performances. In my experience, it's usually the former, but Yaniv, thank God, falls into the latter category.
The film starts off innocent enough. Mr Bernstein, a charismatic, young Jewish teacher who leads the drama club at his school is told by the principal that she's cut the budget for his upcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors. Disappointed and dejected, he laments his situation to his grandfather, who recommends seeking out an underground game of Yaniv, the "Jewish…
Sorry to my friends who I brought along to this
At least it reminded me of Yaniv - great game and I should start steak and Yaniv nights
