The Quarrel (1991)

Montreal 1948 On Rosh Hashanah Chaim a Yiddish writer is forced to think of his religion when hes asked to be the tenth in a minyan As he sits in the park he suddenly sees an old friend whom he hasnt seen since they quarrelled when they were yeshiva students together Hersh a rabbi survived Auschwitz and his faith was strengthened by his ordeal while Chaim escaped the Nazis but had lost his faith long before The two walk together reminisce and argue passionately about themselves their actions their lives their religion their old quarrel and their friendship