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Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. Once a stop on the Underground Railroad, the church is now a tourist attraction catering to a dwindling congregation, eclipsed by its nearby parent church, Abundant Life, with its state-of-the-art facilities and 5,000-strong flock. When a pregnant parishioner (Amanda Seyfried) asks Reverend Toller to counsel her husband, a radical environmentalist, the clergyman finds himself plunged into his own tormented past, and equally despairing future, until he finds redemption in an act of grandiose violence. From writer-director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver; American Gigolo; Affliction) comes a gripping thriller about a crisis of faith that is at once personal, political, and planetary.
Original Release
05/18/2018
US Release
05/18/2018
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ethan Hawke | Rev. Ernst Toller / Pastor Ernst Toller |
Amanda Seyfried | Mary Mensana |
Cedric the Entertainer | Rev. Joel Jeffers / Pastor Joel Jeffers |
Victoria Hill | Esther |
Philip Ettinger | Michael Mensana |
Michael Gaston | Edward Balq |
Bill Hoag | Elder / John Elder |
Kristin Villanueva | Nurse / Nurse Cindy |
Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz | Middle-Aged Tourist |
Ken Forman | Middle-Aged Man / Middle-Aged Tourist |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ethan Hawke | Rev. Ernst Toller / Pastor Ernst Toller |
Amanda Seyfried | Mary Mensana |
Cedric the Entertainer | Rev. Joel Jeffers / Pastor Joel Jeffers |
Victoria Hill | Esther |
Philip Ettinger | Michael Mensana |
Michael Gaston | Edward Balq |
Bill Hoag | Elder / John Elder |
Kristin Villanueva | Nurse / Nurse Cindy |
Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz | Middle-Aged Tourist |
Ken Forman | Middle-Aged Man / Middle-Aged Tourist |
Christopher Dylan White | College Student |
Frank Rodriguez | Sheriff |
Gary Lee Mahmoud | Doctor |
Joseph Anthony Jerez | War Vet in Wheelchair |
Sue Jean Kim | Suriya |
Miah Velasquez | Rose |
Tyler Bourke | Benny |
Natalie Woolams-Torres | Clerk |
Van Hansis | Roger |
Ramón Núñez | Jason |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Brian Beckmann | Executive Producer |
Philip Burgin | Executive Producer |
Brooke Lyndon-Stanford | Executive Producer |
Martin McCabe | Executive Producer |
Luca Scalisi | Executive Producer |
Mick Southworth | Executive Producer |
Ying Ye | Executive Producer |
Victoria Hill | Producer |
Jack Binder | Producer |
Greg Clark | Producer |
Gary Hamilton | Producer |
Ryan Hawke | Producer |
David Hinojosa | Producer |
Frank Murray | Producer |
Deepak Sikka | Producer |
Christine Vachon | Producer |
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Behind the Scenes
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2019 | Oscar | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |