Holy Rollers (2010)
Director
Kevin Asch
Main cast
Jesse Eisenberg; Justin Bartha; Danny A. Abeckaser; Ari Graynor; Jason Fuchs
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Description
Inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States.
Kevin Asch
Main cast
Jesse Eisenberg; Justin Bartha; Danny A. Abeckaser; Ari Graynor; Jason Fuchs
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Description
Inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States.
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