Holy Rollers is another look at the classic struggle to make one's own way in life. It was inspired by true events in the 1990s in New York, when orthodox Jews were acting as mules to smuggle the drug ecstasy into the US from Europe. However, the story line and characters are fictional. Introduced at the Sundance Film Festival early this year, it is now in the movie theaters and will come out on DVD in October 2010.
The main character is Sam Gold, a young Hasidic Jew who has been raised in Brooklyn in the orthodox tradition. Although his father is in business, Sam is destined to become a rabbi and make his fortune by marrying the daughter of a wealthy family in a match arranged by his father.
Sam is a young man nearing the future orchestrated by his family - becoming a Rabbi and marrying into a wealthy family that agrees to improve his fortunes for the honor of having a rabbi in the family. Sam, however, finds that he is more interested in the family business than in the continual study and devotion to religion that his life entails.
With no encouragement or understanding from his father and no fulfillment in his spiritual life, the young man is ripe to be recruited for an exciting trip to Europe to bring 'medicine' back into the country. The older brother of Sam's best friend entices both innocents to make an initial run. Although his friend pulls out once the true nature of their task is revealed, Sam is caught up in the lure of the life he has glimpsed.
The Israeli dealer who is Sam's new boss recognizes the recruit's instinct for business, and the young man is soon rising up in the trade, eventually causing jealousy in other employees, recruiting others as innocent as he once was, and even trying ecstasy for himself. For a time he is able to lead a double life, but his family and his community finally act on their suspicions and turn against him.
Sam is unable to keep his clandestine activities from his family and his community. As the life of his childhood unravels, he becomes closer to the new people in his life, only to realize that they are embroiled in conflict and despair that he cannot resolve. His own conflict is whether to turn back to the old life or continue down a road he now knows leads to destruction.
The decisions the maturing youth must make, and the dangers he faces as he does so, are the climax of this emotional thriller. It is rated R and has received both good and bad reviews in almost equal number; more of those who have seen it give it a thumbs up than the number of those who do not recommend it.
The title uses a term, once coined to be derisive, for pentecostal Christians who became 'carried away' or ecstatic during worship. The addicts in the movie are seeking a similar euphoria by means of an illegal street drug. The desire to change current reality of something better is true of both radically different processes.
Holy Rollers, the movie, has had mixed reviews, but more people like it than don't. - 40728
The main character is Sam Gold, a young Hasidic Jew who has been raised in Brooklyn in the orthodox tradition. Although his father is in business, Sam is destined to become a rabbi and make his fortune by marrying the daughter of a wealthy family in a match arranged by his father.
Sam is a young man nearing the future orchestrated by his family - becoming a Rabbi and marrying into a wealthy family that agrees to improve his fortunes for the honor of having a rabbi in the family. Sam, however, finds that he is more interested in the family business than in the continual study and devotion to religion that his life entails.
With no encouragement or understanding from his father and no fulfillment in his spiritual life, the young man is ripe to be recruited for an exciting trip to Europe to bring 'medicine' back into the country. The older brother of Sam's best friend entices both innocents to make an initial run. Although his friend pulls out once the true nature of their task is revealed, Sam is caught up in the lure of the life he has glimpsed.
The Israeli dealer who is Sam's new boss recognizes the recruit's instinct for business, and the young man is soon rising up in the trade, eventually causing jealousy in other employees, recruiting others as innocent as he once was, and even trying ecstasy for himself. For a time he is able to lead a double life, but his family and his community finally act on their suspicions and turn against him.
Sam is unable to keep his clandestine activities from his family and his community. As the life of his childhood unravels, he becomes closer to the new people in his life, only to realize that they are embroiled in conflict and despair that he cannot resolve. His own conflict is whether to turn back to the old life or continue down a road he now knows leads to destruction.
The decisions the maturing youth must make, and the dangers he faces as he does so, are the climax of this emotional thriller. It is rated R and has received both good and bad reviews in almost equal number; more of those who have seen it give it a thumbs up than the number of those who do not recommend it.
The title uses a term, once coined to be derisive, for pentecostal Christians who became 'carried away' or ecstatic during worship. The addicts in the movie are seeking a similar euphoria by means of an illegal street drug. The desire to change current reality of something better is true of both radically different processes.
Holy Rollers, the movie, has had mixed reviews, but more people like it than don't. - 40728
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