Mendy is a young Brookyln Hasid who leaves the strict rules of his insular and repressive community to join his childhood friend, Yankel, who is living securlary in Manhattan. Mendy's struggle to integrate his faith and traditions with the modern world are influenced by his growing friendship with Bianca, Yankel's free spirited Brazilian roommate.—Anonymous
The film is the story of Mendy's struggle to find his place in modern secular society after he leaves home to move into a SoHo apartment with Yankel and Bianca. An emotional and honest portrait of the human condition, MENDY tells the universal story of a young man on a quest for understanding, wisdom, and love.—Anonymous
Mendy is a young Hassid, a devout member of an ultra orthodox Jewish sect. His insular and extreme upbringing do not prepare him for the impossible transition into the sinfulsecular world. Brooklyn is a bridge length away from Manhattan, but might as well be a world away.
This is the story of Mendy as he leaves behind his friends, family and Old World views and struggles to adapt and find his place in modern secular society.
