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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
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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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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Featured review
Kevin Asch's "Holy Rollers" tells the story of a group of Hasidic Jews recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from the Netherlands to the United States. In addition to the main story, there's also a look into the Hasidic world. The main character Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg) is expected to marry a woman chosen for him, and he is shown to be afraid to touch a woman not chosen for him. The movie shows the Hasidim having a lifestyle very similar to the evangelical Christians. The look at Sam's life keeps the audience interested in him, but most of the characters aren't really developed enough. Even so, the movie mostly held my attention, both as a look at the drug smuggling story, and a look at the Hasidic culture. Worth seeing.
- lee_eisenberg
- Jul 7, 2012
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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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