In a summer clogged with IP reboots, sequel sludge, and multiverse fatigue, here comes Guns & Moses—a true wild card locked and loaded with heart, heat, and an Orthodox rabbi with a sidearm. Yes, you read that right. When his community is under attack, Rabbi Mo doesn’t just pray—he arms up and throws down.
Brought to us by Pictures From The Fringe and Concourse Media, Guns & Moses is a character-driven, desert-set action thriller inspired by the very real 2019 synagogue shooting in Poway, California. Directed by Salvador Litvak and co-written with Nina Litvak, this indie film walks the line between old-school noir and modern sociopolitical urgency. It’s Chinatown meets Death Wish, if Charles Bronson had tzitzit and a Torah scroll.
Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains, Defiance) takes on the role of Rabbi Mo, who transforms from a peaceful spiritual leader into a reluctant warrior. Backing him is a cast stacked like a latke plate at Chanukah: Neal McDonough, Alona Tal, Craig Sheffer, Jackson Dunn, and genre royalty Christopher Lloyd and Dermot Mulroney. You want gravitas? They brought the damn gravitas.
Rabbi Mo (Mark Feuerstein) stands with local officials and supporters during a crucial moment of diplomacy in Guns & Moses, the genre-defying action thriller.
“When his community is under attack, Rabbi Mo doesn’t just pray—he arms up and throws down.”
What makes this flick more than just a gimmick is its grounding in reality. Litvak’s own journey—from a gun-agnostic secular Jew to a trained volunteer with Magen Am (a group that literally defends synagogues)—bleeds into every frame. The script channels rising antisemitism, real trauma, and the growing movement within Jewish communities to take defense into their own hands. But don’t worry—it’s not a dour sermon. Guns & Moses is explosive, smart, and even darkly funny. Picture a Hitchcock-style cat-and-mouse chase through a solar power plant in the Mojave Desert, and you’ll get the idea.
This movie hits at the right time, with a world that’s getting more dangerous by the minute and a media landscape too squeamish to tackle faith, violence, and identity without neutering the message. Guns & Moses doesn’t just aim—it fires.
With real firearms training, complex characters, and a message that cuts through like a hot knife through kugel, this indie thriller might be the most surprising genre breakout of the year.
Catch the teaser now at GunsandMosesMovie.com and follow @GunsAndMosesMovie on Instagram and Facebook for updates. Because this summer, the most badass action hero isn’t wearing a cape—he’s wearing a tallit.
