In 1951, Marcus Messner, the son of a humble kosher butcher from Newark, N.J., enrolls in a small, conservative Ohio college, only to clash with the administration, confront anti-Semitism and sexual repression, and develop a crush on a troubled girl.
Indignation
In 1951, a Jewish college student from New Jersey navigates feelings of isolation and unfulfilled desire amidst the turmoil of the Korean War, set against the backdrop of a small Ohio campus.
