"The kingdom come undone."

2018

1h 53m

7.0(1489 votes)

Drama

Overview

A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ethan Hawke

Pastor Ernst Toller

Amanda Seyfried

Mary Mensana

Cedric the Entertainer

Pastor Joel Jeffers

Victoria Hill

Esther

Philip Ettinger

Michael Mensana

Michael Gaston

Edward Balq

Bill Hoag

John Elder

Kristin Villanueva

Nurse Cindy

Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz

Middle-Aged Tourist

Ken Forman

Middle-Aged Tourist

Creative team

Directed by: Paul Schrader
Written by: Paul Schrader
Produced by: Jack Binder
Greg Clark

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