Tahara

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Tahara

2022

1h 17m

Drama

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Carrie Lowstein (Madeline Grey DeFreece) and Hannah Rosen (Rachel Sennott) have been inseparable for as long as they can remember. When their former Hebrew school classmate, Samantha Goldstein, commits suicide, the two girls go to her funeral as well as the "Teen Talk-back" session designed to be an opportunity for them to understand grief through their faith. But, after an innocent kissing exercise turns Carrie's world inside out, the best friends find themselves distracted by the teenage complications of lust, social status, and wavering faith.

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A coming-of-age story with its finger firmly on the pulse of a younger generation, Tahara brilliantly captures the emotional turbulence of adolescence.

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Drew Gregory

Autostraddle

06/10/2022

Tahara may only have off-screen death and only go as far as a kiss — it still has the danger of the best queer art.

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Teo Bugbee

New York Times

06/09/2022

The Hebrew-school comedy “Tahara” mimics the zinging pleasure of overhearing teenagers chatter as they walk home from school: It’s gossipy, delicious and a tad cruel.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

02/13/2024

It's mostly shot in 1.2:1 ration to mimic an Instagram post, but also brilliantly uses wider frames and claymation to show the shifting emotions of its characters

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Tina Kakadelis

Film Obsessive

08/06/2023

There are many larger, more all-encompassing films about growing up. Some span years instead of Tahara’s mere hours, but few have been able to distill the teenage experience so accurately: the small, nightmarish miracle of finding your place in this world

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Jason Flatt

But Why Tho?

01/04/2023

9/10

On several levels, Tahara is excellent. As a movie with interesting characters coming of age in the least likely of scenarios, it works quite well and was totally enjoyable.

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Laura Moreno

Bay Area Reporter

09/23/2022

The soundtrack brilliantly punctuates the uniquely Yiddish humor that runs throughout the film.

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dave d

@RT34924333 04/23/2023

Rachel Sennott's character is as unlikeable as the film she resides in. Olivia Peace's directorial debut is a film about a repulsive human who attempts to make herself the center of attention at a funeral. It serves no purpose, but it is in focus. Why would anyone want to be around this character is anyone's guess, yet the movie pivots on one person's love interest for a sociopath. Ugh. Final Score: 2.1/10

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06/27/2022

Very much a first film. Starts off quite endearing and funny, but the main character, Hannah, is a caricature. She has zero redeeming features and it is unclear why Carrie would want to be her friend, much less love her. Carrie herself never fully comes to life as she is the foil for Hannah.

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06/26/2022

A moving comedy about the awkwardness, confusion, and pain of adolescence, all set in one afternoon. The entire cast was outstanding, with Madeline DeFreece's performance particularly so. Her facial expressions and body language communicate far more than what is spoken by the other teens.

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Olivia Peace

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Madeline Grey DeFreece

Carrie Lowstein

Rachel Sennott

Hannah Rosen

Daniel Taveras

Tristan Leibotwitz

Joe Burns

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Shlomit Azoulay

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Synopsis

Carrie Lowstein (Madeline Grey DeFreece) and Hannah Rosen (Rachel Sennott) have been inseparable for as long as they can remember. When their former Hebrew school classmate, Samantha Goldstein, commits suicide, the two girls go to her funeral as well as the "Teen Talk-back" session designed to be an opportunity for them to understand grief through their faith. But, after an innocent kissing exercise turns Carrie's world inside out, the best friends find themselves distracted by the teenage complications of lust, social status, and wavering faith.

Director: Olivia Peace
Producer: Jess Zeidman, Dasha Gorin, Madison Ginsberg
Screenwriter: Jess Zeidman
Distributor: Film Movement
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 17m