432 - Yelena Popovic - Moses the Black
The Symbolic World
Jonathan Pageau
4.8 • 933 Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/rzDVfbhaaGU
Film synopsis: Released from prison, a feared Chicago gang leader returns home to avenge the murder of his closest friend. As rival gangs and a corrupt cop close in, he must confront a past that refuses to let go.
Release date: 30 January 2026 (USA)
Director: Yelena Popovic
Producers: Yelena Popovic, Alexandros Potter, Jelena Popović, Brett Hays
Executive producers: Omar Epps, 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa et al.
Production companies: G-Unit Films and Television Inc., Simeon Entertainment, LLC, BrooklynWorks Films
Running time: 1h 50m
Theatres Showtimes Ticket Link: https://hubs.la/Q03Znnjy0
Stay up to date about the film:
Trailer: https://youtu.be/iZzpiu8L21Y?si=ZxXRxWuiL_yosuEY
Website: https://simeonfaith.com/films/moses-the-black-2024
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosestheblackmovie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mosestheblackmovie/
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32542065/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:14 - Intro music
01:39 - Start
02:32 - Introducing St. Moses the Black
08:50 - St. Moses' death
13:32 - The movie vs the hagiography
31:29 - A harsh redemption
35:13 - Sorry is not enough
37:36 - See the whole story
42:32 - Stories of St. Moses
44:24 - Fr. Turbo
49:45 - How can we watch this?
51:43 - Other projects
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| 0:00.0 | there was nothing lukewarm about this wonderful person. |
| 0:02.7 | When he was on the dark side, he was all the way on the dark side. |
| 0:07.9 | The moment he realized that God existed, that he was offering him salvation, he completely |
| 0:14.1 | abandoned the previous life, and that doesn't mean he didn't struggle. |
| 0:18.8 | He struggled for many, many years. |
| 0:20.8 | He all of a sudden |
| 0:21.5 | developed this kind of a rebellion and hatred for the evil one, who he was really aware of the |
| 0:28.1 | fact that he controlled his life, so he wanted to completely break free from him. And this is what |
| 0:33.5 | really got to me. One day he was just in the desert talking to his disciples, and he stood |
| 0:39.7 | up and he told everybody to run and hide because the robbers, the murders were coming, |
| 0:45.9 | and they were going to kill everybody. So his disciples, knowing how holy St. Moses the Black |
| 0:52.8 | was and prophetic, they knew that whatever he was saying |
| 0:58.5 | it was going to come true, but they didn't understand this kind of casual announcement. |
| 1:04.8 | And they asked him, well, what about you? |
| 1:07.8 | And he said, oh, for me, it says, I prayed for this moment. |
| 1:11.7 | I've been waiting for this moment all my life. |
| 1:13.8 | This is Jonathan Peugeot. Welcome to the symbolic world. |
| 1:30.3 | Hello, everyone. I'm here with Yelena Popovich, and most of you will have seen a man of God that came out in 2021, I think. |
| 1:47.6 | It was a beautiful film about St. Nectarios. |
| 1:50.9 | And most recently, and soon to come out, I think it's coming out at the beginning of next year, is Moses the Black. |
| 1:57.5 | And so I was so surprised when I saw this most recent project, so I cannot wait to talk to Yelina about what, like, how did this project come together? So thanks for talking to me. |
| 2:09.0 | Thank you so much for having me. And I'm just going to say the film is coming out this year in January. Yeah, that's right. We are in the New Year. |
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