World to Come 8 years old

A nightmarish premonition prompts the sudden return of a man named Doveed to his hometown where he confronts the neglect of its past and his own spiritual crisis. In the wake of a childhood friend’s suicide, he re-enters a religious community that is locked in a lingering standstill, ruined by the brutality of repression, and lost in the shadows of collective guilt. Ten years in the making, this film is loosely based on the tragic events that rocked Winnipeg’s Jewish community in the late ‘80s and ‘90s when the principal of prominent Jewish academy denied allegations of sexual abuse. This film is dedicated to Daniel Levin, one of the alleged victims who came forward with accusations, and who later committed suicide at the age of 17.

Credits

World to Come Cast

Name Character
Adriana O'Neil as Sarah Maccabee
Spencer Maybee He was 37, now 46 years old as Alex/Areyeh
Blake Taylor as Menachem Maccabee
Jon Ted Wynne He was 56, now 65 years old as Rabbi
John Bluethner as Howard Kleinman
Jon Ted Wynne He was 56, now 65 years old as Rabbi Ben-Yitzhak
Jessica Burleson as Rebecca Kleinman

World to Come Crew

Name Department
World to Come (8 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, July 11, 2015
  • Runtime: 102 minutes