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In this inspirational true story, Machine Gun Preacher is about Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. Gerard Butler (300) delivers a searing performance as Childers, the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization in Golden Globe-nominated director Marc Forster’s (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland) moving story of violence and redemption.
When ex-biker-gang member Sam Childers (Butler) makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war, he is outraged by the unspeakable horrors faced by the region’s vulnerable populace, especially the children. Ignoring the warnings of more experienced aide workers, Sam breaks ground for an orphanage where it’s most needed-in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a renegade militia that forces youngsters to become soldiers before they even reach their teens.
But for Sam, it is not enough to shelter the LRA’s intended victims. Determined to save as many as possible, he leads armed missions deep into enemy territory to retrieve kidnapped children, restoring peace to their lives-and eventually his own. The explosive, real-life tale of a man who has rescued over a thousand orphans from starvation, disease and enslavement, Machine Gun Preacher also stars Michelle Monaghan (Due Date), Kathy Baker (Cold Mountain), Madeline Carroll (Mr. Popper’s Penguins), Academy Award® nominated Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) and Souleyman Sy Savane ("Damages").
Original Release
09/23/2011
US Release
09/23/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Gerard Butler | Sam Childers |
Michelle Monaghan | Lynn Childers / Lynn |
Kathy Baker | Daisy |
Michael Shannon | Donnie |
Ryann Campos | Paige #1 |
Madeline Carroll | Paige #2 |
Souleymane Sy Savane | Deng |
Grant R. Krause | Billy / Contractor |
Reavis Graham | Pastor Krause |
Peter Carey | Bill Wallace |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Gerard Butler | Sam Childers |
Michelle Monaghan | Lynn Childers / Lynn |
Kathy Baker | Daisy |
Michael Shannon | Donnie |
Ryann Campos | Paige #1 |
Madeline Carroll | Paige #2 |
Souleymane Sy Savane | Deng |
Grant R. Krause | Billy / Contractor |
Reavis Graham | Pastor Krause |
Peter Carey | Bill Wallace |
Barbara Coven | Shannon Wallace |
Misty Mills | Biker Chick |
Nicole Dupre Sobchack | Bartender |
Sidi Henderson | Shaved Head |
Mike Litaker | Drifter |
Judy Stepanian | Employment Woman |
Peter Tocco | Mechanic |
Inga R. Wilson | Mrs. Shields |
Bruce Bennett | Pastor Relling |
Steve Blackwood | Bank Manager |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gerard Butler | Executive Producer |
Michael Corso | Executive Producer |
Kyle Dean Jackson | Executive Producer |
Myles Nestel | Executive Producer |
Bill O'Kane | Executive Producer |
Louise Rosner | Executive Producer |
Adi Shankar | Executive Producer |
Alan Siegel | Executive Producer |
Spencer Silna | Executive Producer |
Brad Simpson | Executive Producer |
Marc Forster | Producer |
Robbie Brenner | Producer |
Craig Chapman | Producer |
Deborah Giarratana | Producer |
Genevieve Hofmeyr | Producer |
Jillian Kugler | Producer |
Gary Safady | Producer |
Douglas Saylor Jr. | Producer |
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Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2012 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Nominated |