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Danny Balint, a self-loathing Jewish man, becomes a neo-Nazi skinhead, impressing leaders with his radical rhetoric while secretly grappling with his heritage. His internal conflict escalates through hate counseling and failed acts of violence against Jewish targets, even as he teaches Hebrew to his girlfriend, Carla. Danny publicly reveals his Jewish identity to a neo-Nazi group, leading to his dismissal and a confrontation with reporters about a political assassination. As Yom Kippur approaches, Danny prepares to lead a minyan in a synagogue but is shot and killed by a former skinhead associate.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Danny Balint’s journey from a questioning yeshiva student to a committed extremist and back to a conflicted seeker of identity unfolds through ideological fervor, radical acts, and intimate relationships.
Open full beat sheetDanny Balint is listed as Protagonist. A complex, intellectual, and self-loathing Jewish man who becomes a neo-Nazi skinhead. In the parsed data, Danny Balint is connected to 57 scenes, 56 dialogue lines, 57 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
57 scenes / 56 dialogue linesCarla Moebius is listed as Supporting. Lina's daughter, intelligent and emotionally detached. In the parsed data, Carla Moebius is connected to 15 scenes, 22 dialogue lines, 22 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
15 scenes / 22 dialogue linesBillings is listed as Supporting. A violent, revolutionary-minded skinhead. In the parsed data, Billings is connected to 15 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
15 scenes / 4 dialogue linesDrake is listed as Supporting. A blank, violent loner with a swastika tattoo on his lips. In the parsed data, Drake is connected to 14 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.
14 scenes / 5 dialogue linesCurtis Zampf is listed as Antagonist. A charismatic, aging rock-star-like leader of a neo-fascist movement. In the parsed data, Curtis Zampf is connected to 9 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 6.
9 scenes / 4 dialogue linesLina Moebius is listed as Antagonist. A regal, beautiful, and forbidding woman in her 40s, a leader in the fascist movement. In the parsed data, Lina Moebius is connected to 7 scenes, 6 dialogue lines, 9 text mentions, first appearing around scene 13.
7 scenes / 6 dialogue linesGuy Danielsen is listed as Supporting. A reporter for the New York Times investigating right-wing groups. In the parsed data, Guy Danielsen is connected to 6 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 53.
6 scenes / 2 dialogue linesMiriam is listed as Supporting. Stuart's fiancée, a law student. In the parsed data, Miriam is connected to 3 scenes, 9 dialogue lines, 11 text mentions, first appearing around scene 49.
3 scenes / 9 dialogue linesStuart Schoenbaum is listed as Supporting. A former classmate of Danny's, now in a rabbinic program. In the parsed data, Stuart Schoenbaum is connected to 3 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
3 scenes / 5 dialogue linesLinda Balint is listed as Supporting. Danny's sister. In the parsed data, Linda Balint is connected to 2 scenes, 10 dialogue lines, 10 text mentions, first appearing around scene 17.
2 scenes / 10 dialogue linesRav Zingesser is listed as Teacher. A young, overweight, acne-scarred teacher at the Yeshiva. In the parsed data, Rav Zingesser is connected to 2 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 1.
2 scenes / 1 dialogue linesDanny challenges Rav Zingesser and his classmates during a lesson on the sacrifice of Isaac, expressing radical and nihilistic views.
Danny Balint, Rav Zingesser, Stuart SchoenbaumThirteen years later, an adult Danny is harassed by a skinhead on the subway.
Danny Balint, DrakeThe skinhead corners and beats Danny at the bottom of an escalator.
Danny Balint, DrakeDanny works out and researches neo-Nazi figures online.
Danny BalintDanny encounters a group of skinheads painting a swastika and joins them.
Danny Balint, BillingsDanny attends a meeting led by Curtis Zampf and impresses the group with his radical rhetoric.
Danny Balint, Curtis Zampf, Lina Moebius, Carla Moebius, Guy DanielsenDanny is in jail with the skinheads after a fight; Carla arrives to bail them out.
Danny Balint, Carla Moebius, BillingsCarla and the skins arrive at a subway entrance; Danny stays in the car while the others exit.
Carla Moebius, Billings, Danny Balint, Curtis Zampf, DrakeCarla leads Danny into her apartment.
Carla Moebius, Danny BalintDanny and Carla discuss books, her father, and their relationship.
Carla Moebius, Danny BalintDanny and Carla are in bed together.
Carla Moebius, Danny BalintCarla kicks Danny out of her room.
Carla Moebius, Danny BalintDanny leaves the apartment and encounters Curtis Zampf.
Danny Balint, Curtis Zampf, Lina MoebiusDanny has a tense encounter with two black youths.
Danny BalintDanny arrives at his childhood home.
Danny BalintDanny visits his father and sister.
Danny Balint, Linda BalintDanny retrieves items from the basement and argues with Linda.
Danny Balint, Linda BalintDanny eats with his father and receives a mysterious phone call.
Danny BalintDanny takes the call from Guy Danielsen.
Danny BalintDanny meets Guy Danielsen.
Danny Balint, Guy DanielsenDanny and Guy discuss the radical right and Danny's background.
Danny Balint, Guy DanielsenThe group travels to the country.
Danny Balint, Billings, DrakeThe group arrives at a motel.
Danny Balint, Billings, DrakeDanny fights a man at the motel.
Danny Balint, Billings, DrakeDanny makes a phone call and talks to other Nazis.
Danny BalintDanny and Kyle practice shooting at targets representing Jewish and Black families, followed by Drake shooting them up.
Danny Balint, Billings, DrakeDanny calls Carla to discuss a reporter and their relationship.
Danny Balint, Carla MoebiusDanny enters the room where other Nazis are drinking.
Danny BalintDanny and his group provoke Jewish waiters in a kosher deli.
Danny Balint, BillingsThe judge sentences the Nazis to attend a hate counseling session.
Danny Balint, BillingsThe Nazis attend a hate counseling session with Holocaust survivors.
Danny Balint, BillingsKyle shows Danny materials for pipe bombs.
Danny Balint, BillingsDanny visits Lina, Curtis, and Carla.
Danny Balint, Curtis Zampf, Lina Moebius, Carla MoebiusDanny visits a synagogue and recites the Kaddish.
Danny BalintDanny watches Carla and Curtis through the window.
Danny Balint, Curtis Zampf, Carla MoebiusCurtis says goodbye to Danny.
Danny Balint, Curtis ZampfThe Nazis vandalize the synagogue.
Danny Balint, Billings, DrakeDanny and Kyle prepare a bomb.
Danny Balint, BillingsDanny and Kyle attempt to set a bomb under the stage, but the cord slips and the bomb falls, nearly detonating.
Danny Balint, DrakeDanny and his group desecrate the Torah scrolls; Danny struggles with his conflicting emotions.
Danny Balint, Billings, DrakeDanny watches news coverage of the failed bombing and is haunted by the rabbi's words.
Danny Balint, DrakeDanny performs a ritualistic act involving a tallis and a Nazi salute.
Danny BalintDanny and Drake attempt to assassinate a Jewish speaker, but Danny misses on purpose.
Danny Balint, DrakeDanny meets with Lina and Curtis to discuss a new fascist movement.
Danny Balint, Curtis Zampf, Lina Moebius, Carla MoebiusDanny teaches Carla how to read Hebrew from the stolen Torah.
Danny Balint, Carla MoebiusDanny and Kyle discuss plans for another bombing.
Danny Balint, DrakeDanny encounters his former classmate, Stuart.
Danny Balint, Stuart SchoenbaumDanny encounters Stuart and Miriam at a Rosh Hashanah service and gets into a heated argument with Avi.
Danny Balint, Rav Zingesser, Stuart Schoenbaum, MiriamMiriam and Danny walk together after the service; she reveals she knows about his involvement with Lina Moebius.
Danny Balint, MiriamDanny and Carla discuss Judaism and their relationship.
Danny Balint, Carla MoebiusDanny gives a controversial speech to a neo-Nazi group, challenging their hatred of Jews.
Danny Balint, Lina Moebius, Guy DanielsenDanny is fired by Lina Moebius; they learn of a political assassination on TV.
Danny Balint, Curtis Zampf, Lina Moebius, Carla MoebiusDanny is confronted by a reporter regarding the assassination.
Danny Balint, Guy DanielsenDanny confronts Guy Danielsen about his story, then is photographed by a reporter.
Danny Balint, Guy DanielsenDanny and Miriam discuss his involvement with the Nazis and the murder of Manzetti.
Danny Balint, MiriamCarla prepares for Yom Kippur while Danny packs to leave.
Danny Balint, Carla MoebiusDanny calls Miriam to tell her he is taking over the minyan.
Danny BalintLina and Curtis discuss Danny's threat and plan to frame him.
Curtis Zampf, Lina Moebius, Billings, DrakeSo are you... But they'll believe you.... Lina Moebius is saying the whole thing was your idea. That you proposed it in a meeting at her house. Ah, Jesus, Danny... What were you thinking? Are you glad Manzetti's dead? Do you really want to kill Jews? You want to kill me?
He's going to die. He won't take his medicine. He eats dairy. He probably still smokes when I'm not around. I asked him to come live with us. Alex offered to share his room, unsolicited.... But he didn't want to be any trouble.
It's not about Abraham's faith. It's about God's power. God says, "You know how powerful I am? I can make you do anything I want, no matter how stupid. Even kill your own son. Because I'm everything, you're nothing."
Yeah, okay. But what if...what if... submitting...being crushed, being nothing, not mattering, what if that's the best feeling we can have?
And why did the Holy One -- blessed be He -- do this? Why did he ask Abraham to sacrifice his only son, whom he loved?
The way to annihilate them, utterly and completely, is to open our arms, take them into our homes and embrace them.
You eat first, then you light. Once you light, it's Yom Kippur, which means you're fasting, so you can't...eat.
They're my father's. He's from Argentina. My mother's family went there during the war. That's where they met.
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