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Holy Rollers (2010)

Holy Rollers poster
Directed by
Kevin Asch
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 90 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Hasidic man in the late 1990s gets pulled into international drug trafficking. The film follows his transformation from a religious community member to a drug courier.

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What happens

Holy Rollers is a 2010 American independent crime drama film directed by Kevin Asch and written by Antonio Macia. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor, Danny A. Abeckaser and Q-Tip. The film is inspired by a true story of a young Hasidic man who was lured into the world of international drug trafficking in the late 1990s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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