Holy Rollers makes its way to UK cinemas next Friday 8th July and to celebrate, Crabtree Films have sent over this brand new and exclusive clip from the movie which shows a great scene between two of the stars of the movie, Justin Bartha and Jesse Eisenberg. The clips gives you a little taster of what you can expect from the movie. Ian’s review will be up on the site shortly along with an exclusive interview with Eisenberg.
Holly Rollers is directed by Kevin Asch and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Danny A. Abeckaser, Ari Graynor, Jason Fuchs and Q-Tip.
Synopsis: Holy Rollers is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, awaiting a pending arranged marriage and studying to become a Rabbi. A charming neighbour, Yosef Zimmerman (Justin Bartha), senses Sam’s resistance and propositions him to transport ‘medicine’ for Jackie (Danny A. Abeckaser), an Israeli gangster and drug dealer, and his girlfriend, Rachel (Ari Graynor).
Sam quickly demonstrates his business skills to his boss, Jackie, who instantly takes him under his wing. Now exposed to the exciting and gritty worlds of the Manhattan and Amsterdam nightlife, Sam begins to spiral deeper into their detrimental lifestyle, experimenting with ecstasy and then falling for Rachel. As the business grows, Sam’s double life begins to rip his family apart and the community becomes suspicious of his illegal activities.
Check out the clip below or click here to view the rest of our Holy Rollers coverage.
