The Chosen One (2022)

12/31/2022 (US) • Horror, Drama • 19m

It's much easier to shave your beard than to shed who you are.

Overview

After impulsively shaving off his beard and sidelocks, a young Hasidic man experiences a nightmarish transformation that leads him right back to where he started. Over the course of one painful night, Eli Eisenstein will come to realize that it’s much easier to shave your beard than to shed who you are.

The Chosen One (2022)

12/31/2022 (US) • 19m

Horror, Drama

It's much easier to shave your beard than to shed who you are.

Overview

After impulsively shaving off his beard and sidelocks, a young Hasidic man experiences a nightmarish transformation that leads him right back to where he started. Over the course of one painful night, Eli Eisenstein will come to realize that it’s much easier to shave your beard than to shed who you are.

Top Billed Cast

Eli Eisenstein

Stephanie

Leah Eisenstein

Duvid Leib Eisenstein

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Status

Released

Original Language

Yiddish

Budget

$30,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

jewish life

judaism

religion

jewish american

beard

shaving

jewish culture

jewish boy

man shaving

hasidic judaism

cool

short film

indie horror

awesome

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