Henry Bean

The Profile

Henry Bean is an American film director and screenwriter, director of The Believer (2001).

Directed The Believer (2001), a film starring Ryan Gosling as Danny Balint that explores the contradiction of a Jewish-born neo-Nazi; reviews describe the film as courageous but uneven (example review by Hellring gives it 3/5).

Reviewers describe The Believer (2001) as a courageous film exploring a Jewish protagonist drawn to neo-Nazism. Ryan Gosling's Danny Balint embodies the film's central contradiction. The direction is praised for its inward focus but criticized for schematic, documentary-like execution and an uneven screenplay.