Based on Philip Roth's 2008 novel, INDIGNATION takes place in 1951, as Marcus Messner (Logan Lerman), a brilliant working class Jewish boy from Newark, New Jersey, travels on scholarship to a small, conservative college in Ohio—thus exempting him from being drafted into the Korean War. But once there, Marcus's growing infatuation with his beautiful classmate Olivia Hutton (Sarah Gadon), and his clashes with the college's imposing dean, Hawes Caudwell (Tracy Letts), put his and his family's best laid plans to the ultimate test.

The film represents a significant breakout for young actor Logan Lerman, and the tense, extended centerpiece which pits him against the formidable Tracy Letts is particularly thrilling, bringing to mind a similarly pivotal scene in Steve McQueen’s HUNGER.

“The directorial debut of long-time screenwriter and producer James Schamus exudes a tasteful reserve, but actor Logan Lerman cuts through the seeming gentility in a performance that seethes with his character’s burgeoning arrogance and cynicism.” —Tim Grierson, Screen International

“Exquisitely wrought...The film is a class act in every department. The period production design (Inbal Weinberg) and costumes (Amy Roth) are meticulously detailed; the filigreed string score by Jay Wadley brings a classical feel without becoming old-fashioned; and the cinematography of Christopher Blauvelt, with its insinuating low and high angles, reminds us constantly that a life is being scrutinized. Schamus can very respectably add director to his string of career achievements.” —David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

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