Abstract The film gives a glimpse of a strict and self-contained culture of Hasidic Judaism. The film pays much intention to the life of two boys who are both Jewish, yet totally distinct in their upbringings, mind and character. The film’s sympathy for its protagonists extends beyond the suffering of American Jewish after the Holocaust. The film also brings into light the Orthodox Jewish culture, lifestyle, traditions, and customs including arranged marriages, patriarchal family structures, separation of the sexes, and Talmudic studies. The Story "The Chosen" is about two Jewish families living in Brooklyn in the years following World War II. The film mainly focuses on the relationship between Danny, the son of a Hasidic rabbi, and Reuven, the son of a progressive Jewish intellectual. Although these boys are both Jewish, they differ greatly in upbringing and cultural background. The film gives an audience a visually detailed view of the life of Hasidic Jews, including how they dress and perform religious rituals. The Hasidic culture can be learnt through Danny and his reactions to the secular world. The underlying cause of conflict which interferes the relationships between Danny and Reuven is their father’s subsequent ideological disagreement concerning the formation of the state of Israel. Main Characters Reuven, popular in his community, is a smart modern orthodox Jew whose mother died during the early years of the Holocaust in Nazi Germany. Reuven is free to take any path he chooses in life and he chooses to become a rabbi. Reuven’s widowed father is a Talmudic scholar, a college professor, who teaches and writes about contemporary Jewish affairs. He practices Zionist and supports the establishment of a Jewish homeland in the hopes that he and his only son will return to someday to live for good and be free from worldwide persecution. Danny is a Hasidic Jew and the first-born son of Rabbi. Danny is highly intelligent with a photographic memory and has a strong interest in psychology. Danny’s father is a Jewish spiritual leader who studies the T