A young Russian Jewish immigrant in Brighton Beach, caught up in the tight constraints of his community, develops a close friendship with his grandfather’s new neighbors, two elderly closeted gay men who open his imagination to the possibilities of love and the realities of loss — and explores the East Village where he finds a world teeming with the energy of youth, desire and risk. Set in the late 1980s, as AIDS hammered New York City, Minyan is a powerful story of rebellion and self-discovery, sexual and spiritual awakening — and survival.

"An elegantly crafted coming-of-age drama!" – Indiewire

Winner, Best First Feature (Eric Steel) | Jerusalem Film Festival 2020
Winner, Grand Jury Award for Outstanding U.S. Narrative Feature | L.A. Outfest 2020

Directed by Eric Steel
U.S.A, 2020
Drama
English
118 minutes