Actress Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) makes her directorial debut with this coming-of-age drama, set in the '60s within...
Actress Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) makes her directorial debut with this coming-of-age drama, set in the '60s within a tight-knit religious community.
Getting hitched and having a child at 18, Corinne's (Farmiga) adult life has been filled with hours of Bible study and preparation for the oncoming Rapture. But when her marriage deconstructs, Corinne brings her faith into question, a move that shakes her deeply spiritual community.
Based on the memoir of co-writer Carolyn S. Briggs, also starring John Hawkes (Contagion) and Donna Murphy (Tangled).
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82 %92 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
62 %2,763 reviewsAudience score rating
"The movie is flushed with hope, wonder, heartbreak."
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Vulture
Vulture"As director, Farmiga is a strong believer in cinematic democracy, allowing the other actors to seize the center of the action and the frame."
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Time Magazine
Time Magazine"Quite an achievement, given Hollywood's woeful record in the dramatizing of faith."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"Farmiga expertly guides a large and gifted ensemble cast and proves as fearless a director as she is an actress."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Sometimes it slips too easily into satire, but at least it's nuanced satire based on true believers who are basically nice and good people."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"The same intelligence, wit and mature spirit that actress Vera Farmiga brings to her performances is richly apparent in her directorial debut as well."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Deft, graceful and often poignant."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A shapeless collection of tonally diverse moments strung together with little organizing principle beyond the protagonist's identity struggles."
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A.V. Club
A.V. ClubHigher Ground | Details
- Runtime
- 120
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
