The Believer

When 22-year-old Danny Balint transforms himself from a Jewish religious student to a rising star in the Neo-Fascist political movement, he exhibits all the passion of the converted as he browses militia-movement Web sites, utters hate-filled but articulate discourses on Judaism and its teachings and promotes its ultimate destruction. Danny's even able to impress people with his articulate violence, especially the bright but complicated Carla--who is more interested in Danny's mind and passion than in politics. When his own suppressed identity seems likely to be revealed, Danny flees to an upstate training enclave, further galvanizing his desire to act out the vicious vilification subscribed to by him and his compatriots. But as events ensue and striking contradictions multiply, something in Danny's soul prompts a complex and incredible resolution.