2010 Sundance Film Festival

Sunday September 5, 2010 8:00 PM MST

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Holy Rollers
Kevin Asch 2009
Categories: U.S. Dramatic Competition, World Premiere
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Rated 3.7523054794256/5 Stars
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Run time: 89 min. | U.S.A. | color
Inspired by actual events, Holy Rollers uses the incredible story of Hasidic Jews smuggling Ecstasy in the late ’90s as a backdrop to examine the difference between faith and “blind” faith.

Sam Gold, an insulated Hasid on the cusp of manhood, is frustrated by the constraints of his beliefs and his father’s poor business decisions. When Sam is presented with an opportunity to make some real money smuggling Ecstasy between Amsterdam and New York, he cautiously accepts it—and quickly finds himself seduced by the allure of the secular world. Caught between life as a smuggler and the path back to God, Sam and his worlds begin to unravel.

In the lead role, Jesse Eisenberg deftly displays the internal moral struggle of a young man torn between polar-opposite cultures and ideologies. Director Kevin Asch fleshes out the disparate outer worlds of Brooklyn’s Hasidic community and the drug scene in Amsterdam, while revealing the complex interior lives of his characters and the taut dynamics among them.
Film Contact
Jen Gatien, Deer Jen Films
Email: deerjen@me.com
Screenings
time event code city venue calendar
3:30 PM     Mon, Jan 25
HOLYR25CA
Park City
Eccles Theatre + add to cal
8:00 PM     Tue, Jan 26
HOLYR26RN
Park City
Racquet Club + add to cal
9:30 PM     Wed, Jan 27
HOLYR27GN
Salt Lake City
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center + add to cal
9:00 PM     Thu, Jan 28
HOLYR28LN
Park City
Library Center Theatre + add to cal
8:30 AM     Fri, Jan 29
HOLYR29RM
Park City
Racquet Club + add to cal
About the film
Cast & Crew
director
Kevin Asch
 
screenwriter
Antonio Macia
Cast
Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor, Danny A. Abeckaser, Q-Tip, Mark Ivanir, Jason Fuchs
executive producer
Dave Berlin, Kevin Asch, Isaac Gindi, Marat Rosenberg
producer
Danny A. Abeckaser, Tory Tunnell, Per Melita, Jen Gatien
composer
MJ Mynarski
cinematographer
Ben Kutchins
editor
Suzanne Spangler
coproducers
Robert Profusek, Ryan Silbert
Audience Buzz
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Featured Review
Rated 4.0/5 Stars
slomms
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Very interesting portrayal of a sad incident in the Hassidic community. i very much enjoyed the film and particularly was moved by Sam's struggle between his love for the life he came from and his exposure to a frightening and dangerous world he becomes exposed to.
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