In the waning months of World War II, a man and his wife are mistakenly identified as Jews by their anti-Semitic Brooklyn neighbors. Suddenly the victims of religious and racial persecution, they find themselves aligned with a local Jewish immigrant in a struggle for dignity and survival.
Acting
Macy's trembling restraint as privilege crumbles.
Production
1940s Brooklyn recreated as claustrophobic trap.
Writing
Arthur Miller adapted his own novel—every line cuts.
Director
Neal Slavin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William H. Macy bought the film rights himself after starring in the 1992 stage version, then waited nearly a decade to get it made.
Miller wrote the novel in 1945, same year as 'Focus' was set—this was immediate post-war reckoning, not distant history.
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