Guns & Moses

Guns & Moses

May G-d and your Glock protect you

R 2025 · 94 min · ★ 5.6 · Crime, Thriller

Mo Zaltzman is a beloved Hasidic rabbi in a dusty desert town. When his congregation is violently attacked, police quickly arrest a young white nationalist who threatened them in the past, but Rabbi Mo doesn’t believe the troubled teen is a killer. Since no one else will investigate, Rabbi Mo becomes the detective. As bodies pile up, he must learn how to use a gun to battle the real enemy.

Directed by Salvador Litvak · Written by Salvador Litvak

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Mark Feuerstein Rabbi Mo Zaltzman
Neal McDonough Mayor Donovan Kirk
Dermot Mulroney Alan Rosner
Christopher Lloyd Sol Fassbinder
Alona Tal Hindy Zaltzman
Paulo Costanzo Sid Barofsky
Michael B. Silver Jeff Rosner
Jake Busey Owen Gibbons
Craig Sheffer Tibor Farkas
Zach Villa Detective Nestor
Ed Quinn Detective Wallace
Mark Ivanir Rabbi Danny

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