NEW YORK, Dec 13 — With Uncut Gems, directing duo Josh and Benny Safdie offer a pure slice of life in their native New York, with an explosive tale about diamonds, basketball, the Jewish community and gambling. Oh, and it stars New Yorker Adam Sandler, who made his name in the Big Apple as a...
From left: Benny Safdie, Idina Menzel, Adam Sandler and Josh Safdie at the 11th Annual Governors Awards gala hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood October 27, 2019. — AFP pic, directing duo Josh and Benny Safdie offer a pure slice of life in their native New York, with an explosive tale about diamonds, basketball, the Jewish community and gambling.
“Gems was our North Star for the past 10 years, and everything that we made in the journey of trying to get this made was a footnote of the film,” Josh Safdie said at a screening in Santa Barbara.is the story of charismatic diamond dealer Howard Ratner , a character inspired by a man who worked for the Safdies’ father and intrigued them.
Howard, who leads a relatively comfortable life, gets his hand on an exceptionally rare jewel — one that could change someone’s life.
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