Guns & Moses director Sal Litvak highlighted the importance of his new film’s theatrical release , noting the rise of antisemitism and hate against people of faith .

The film is an action thriller that details the journey of a Hasidic rabbi who learns how to use a gun in order to defend his community after it is violently attacked. Litvak told the Washington Examiner that Guns & Moses was inspired by recent attacks against Jewish people and their communities, specifically the 2019 Chabad of Poway shooting in California and the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel.

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Litvak said his hope is that Guns & Moses will inspire resilience and acti

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