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In Brooklyn, a youth from an Orthodox Jewish community is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israeli drug cartel.In Brooklyn, a youth from an Orthodox Jewish community is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israeli drug cartel.In Brooklyn, a youth from an Orthodox Jewish community is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israeli drug cartel.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Charlie Hewson
- Andrew (The Goy)
- (as Charles Hewson)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMany of the extras in the film were Satmar Hasidim, who would spontaneously offer prayers and blessings at appropriate points in movie scenes, even though those were not scripted.
- GoofsRoughly 5 minutes into the film, in the Brooklyn cut scene after eating family dinner and before the scene at the fabric shop a late model Honda Civic sedan (Produced starting in 2006) can be clearly seen, even though the movie is set in 1998.
- Quotes
Andrew (The Goy): I never heard jews complain so much about making money... Jesus christ.
- Crazy creditsThe closing credits mention the ring was responsible for importing over a million "Ecstacy" pills (should be "Ecstasy")
- SoundtracksWe Wish You a Merry Christmas
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This relatively short (1h 25min) movie is inspired by actual events in the 1990ies when Hasidic Jews were recruited as "mules" to smuggle ecstasy from Europe (mostly from The Netherlands) into the United States. The introductory part of the screenplay, however, is too long - I mean the events prior to smuggling process. On the other hand, the movie gives a good overview of customs and habits of Orthodox Jews - definitely interesting for non-Jews - and manners of recruiting people for illegal trafficking. The club scenes seem a bit lengthy though... Well done anyway, and the director Kevin Asch won the Breakthrough Director Award at the 2010 Gotham Awards.
Jesse Eisenberg gives his best performance so far - and so different from the one in Social Network, for which he has been praised higher. His interpretation of Sam/Schmuel Gold, a mild-manner 20-year old youngster gradually becoming a smuggling activist, is so convincing and at times funny - although there is always tough and troubled background visible. Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor and Danny Abeckaser are also worth mentioning, going with the atmosphere.
A recommendable movie - and a warning against involvement into illegal trafficking and drug use.
Jesse Eisenberg gives his best performance so far - and so different from the one in Social Network, for which he has been praised higher. His interpretation of Sam/Schmuel Gold, a mild-manner 20-year old youngster gradually becoming a smuggling activist, is so convincing and at times funny - although there is always tough and troubled background visible. Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor and Danny Abeckaser are also worth mentioning, going with the atmosphere.
A recommendable movie - and a warning against involvement into illegal trafficking and drug use.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Thánh Roller
- Filming locations
- 84-06 106th Avenue, Ozone Park, New York, USA (external shots of the Gold and Zimmerman houses)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $303,064
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $39,685
- May 23, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $744,266
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
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