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372:, her parents' marriage disintegrates over the course of several years. As a teenager, she meets Ethan Miller, a budding musician in local rock band The Renegades. The two marry after Corinne gets pregnant and have a daughter, Abigail. While touring with Ethan's band, their bus crashes into a river. Ethan rushes to save Abby, and Corinne pleads with God to save the child. Abby is pulled out of the bus before it sinks into the water, and Ethan believes that God wanted them to live. Ethan and Corinne grow more fond of Jesus, eventually giving themselves over to a radical 383:". Corinne's daily life consists of hours of Bible study and alternative family practices. The husbands are told by Pastor Bill that they should pay more attention to their wives' sexual needs after a fellow husband's indiscretions caused his wife to leave with their children. Corinne's closest friend Annika also warns her about keeping the marriage alive by trying new things, such as drawing their husbands' penises. 822:, Carolyn S. Briggs (who co-wrote the screenplay with Tim Metcalfe) rejects God but can't stop longing for Him. And Farmiga frames the film version as a kind of love story, beginning with Corinne opening her eyes underwater, at the moment of her baptism, seeing men smiling down like heaven's welcoming committee. She doesn't ever want to come up for air." 410:
Corinne is conflicted about returning to the church that her children still attend. She enters once while the building is empty, but a dog at the door catches her attention, and she finds herself outside, surrounded by dogs. Later, she sees Liam reading to children at the library, in the company of a
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One day, Corinne's younger sister, Wendy, shows up on her doorstep after ending yet another bad relationship, and moves in with them. Their father comes over for dinner, and says that children are the most important things in life. He takes responsibility over how losing their baby brother caused him
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As time passes, Corinne gets pregnant again. During a group meeting, Corinne tries to express her thoughts on what they can and cannot see. She gets shut down by Pastor Bill and his wife, because in their doctrine, women are forbidden to preach and cannot teach men. On another occasion, the pastor's
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and unable to speak. Corinne becomes devastated and questions her faith: she stops attending services, and grows distant from Ethan. During a fight over Gabe's abilities, Ethan loses control and attempts to strangle Corinne. They try to see a couples therapist, Dr. Dick Adams, but his zealotry does
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makes its gentle, thoughtful way across the burned-over terrain of the American culture wars. The film, directed with disarming grace and sharp intelligence by Vera Farmiga (who also stars in it), is about the conflict between skepticism and religious faith, but it does not treat that battle as an
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is the life story of a woman who grows into, and out of, Christianity. It values her at every stage of that process. It never says she is making the right or wrong decision, only that what she does seems necessary at the time she does it. In a world where believers and agnostics are polarized and
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made $ 21,495 in its opening weekend. The film was shown in three theaters in the U.S. for a per theater average of $ 7,165. The film's widest release was in 81 theaters. It made a further $ 821,198 combined from U.S. and Canadian box office receipts, for a total international gross of $ 844,330.
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woman who seems to be his girlfriend. Corinne attends a service to see Ethan and the children sing. She grabs the microphone and gives a speech in front of the pastor and the entire community, talking about her life experience with faith, her doubts, and what it means to stand on "higher ground".
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acquired North American, Australian and New Zealand distribution rights to the film; the company later bought all rights for France, United Kingdom, Germany, Benelux, Scandinavia, Italy, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia as well. It went on to screen at the
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She starts exploring non-religious culture, and during one of her visits at the library, befriends an Irish mailman, Liam Donovan, a poetry enthusiast. Over several more casual encounters, they flirt. Liam lends Corinne some books and reads poems to her. During Gabe's seventh birthday party,
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pickup truck in exchange. Farmiga stated that she asked Taissa to play the younger version of her character because of the genetic and physical similarities, and the relationship she had with her nephew Fynn, who played baby Abigail.
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Corinne's family pushes her to reconcile with Ethan, but she refuses to kiss him. Corinne's mother, who has remarried, is shown accepting her ex-husband's apologies for ruining their marriage, and his renewed affection.
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Corinne has a boy they name Gabe. Annika is diagnosed with a brain tumor. The community prays for her, and she survives a risky surgery, but suffers brain damage that leaves her confined to a
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either/or, winner-take-all proposition. Movies about belief and believers frequently succumb to woozy piety or brittle contempt, but
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by Carolyn S. Briggs, who co-wrote the screenplay. The film follows Corinne Walker (Farmiga) and her vacillating relationship with
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hold simplified ideas about each other, it takes a step back and sees faith as a series of choices that should be freely made."
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In June 2010, it was reported that Farmiga would also be starring in the film, and that she would be joined in the cast by
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wife admonishes Corinne about wearing dresses that could catch the attention of other male members of their community.
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the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 10, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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also gave a positive review, writing, "There is something remarkable – you might even say miraculous – about the way
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by author Carolyn S. Briggs, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tim Metcalfe. The film was produced by Carly Hugo,
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As adults, Corinne and Ethan live with their children—Abigail and Lilly—amid a community of self-described "
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she found in Wendy's suitcase. He and Corinne flush the drugs down the toilet, and Wendy storms off.
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gave the film a positive review, awarding it 3.5 stars out of 4, writing, "Vera Farmiga's
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on January 23, 2011, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It screened at the
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region, lasting approximately one month. Filming locations included the city of
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in the United States opening in three theaters on August 26, 2011. Due to
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in her directorial debut. The film is an adaptation of the 2002 memoir
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wrote, "Actress Vera Farmiga's directing debut, the religious drama
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to wreck his marriage. Later, Ethan finds Lilly playing with some
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on January 10, 2012. The film had its television premiere in
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The film had its world premiere on January 23, 2011, at the
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Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Low Budget Feature
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In the early Sixties, Corinne Walker is a girl who is
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This Dark World: A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost
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to portray Teenage Corinne Walker by offering her a
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Farmiga persuaded her younger sister 432:McKenzie Turner as Young Corinne Walker 340:The film had its world premiere at the 1714: 1646:Edelstein, David (September 2, 2011). 1466: 1228: 935:Central Ohio Film Critics Association 496:Taylor Schwencke as Young Wendy Walker 1626: 1605: 1421: 1182: 1155:Fitzsimons, Amanda (August 7, 2011). 1020:Gleiberman, Owen (January 27, 2011). 998: 560:composed the music. Farmiga's cousin 536:In April 2010, it was announced that 1513: 733: 1467:Barlow, Helen (February 25, 2012). 1344:Weitzman, Elizabeth (May 1, 2011). 1133: 1040: 13: 1812:English-language independent films 1208:Lascala, Marisa (September 2011). 1111:. December 1, 2013. Archived from 999:Chang, Justin (January 24, 2011). 854:Alliance of Women Film Journalists 14: 1823: 1747:American biographical drama films 1737:Films with atheism-related themes 1663: 1422:Smith, Nigel M. 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Joshua Leonard
John Hawkes
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Bill Irwin
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Los Angeles Film Festival
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