Movies like Canaan Land
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Canaan Land (2020)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
"Canaan Land" is a love story between Brother Billy Gantry, a charismatic con man, phone psychic, and preacher, who falls for Sister Sara Sunday, a sincere Christian.
Style:
independent film, dark comedy
Plot:
preacher, con man, manipulation, hypocrisy, moral ambiguity, faith healing, social commentary, christmas, character study, fraud, autobiography, holiday, satire
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