Holy Rollers

About the movie

Sam Gold, a young Hasid from a Jewish Orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him. A charming neighbor, Yosef, senses Sam’s resistance and propositions him to transport “medicine” for Jackie, an Israeli drug dealer. Sam quickly demonstrates his business skill to his bosses, who instantly take Sam under their wing. Now exposed to the exciting and gritty worlds of Manhattan and Amsterdam nightlife, Sam begins to spiral deeper into their detrimental lifestyle. As the business grows, Sam’s double life begins to rip his family apart and the community becomes suspicious of his illegal activities.
In his debut feature, inspired by real events that occurred in the nineties, director Kevin Asch has made a modern fusion of the jagged rawness of Mean Streets and the harsh reality of the drug-trade as depicted in Goodfellas. The cast includes actors such as Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland, The Squid and the Whale), Justin Bartha (The Hangover, New York, I Love You), Ari Graynor (Whip It, Mystic River) and Danna A. Abeckaser (You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Alpha Dog). In Competition at Sundance International Film festival 2010.

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