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Higher Ground (2011)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.
Style:
sentimental, sincere, atmospheric, serious, realistic, aesthetic, independent film
Plot:
faith, belief in god, evangelical christianity, hopes, husband wife relationship, human spirit, life is a bitch, self discovery, redemption, introspection, society, religions or cults, atheism, religion, female friendship, teenage girl, christian, sister sister relationship, church, pastor, minister, belief in heaven, crisis of faith, loss of faith, strong female lead ...
Time:
2010s, 70s, 60s, 21st century, 1960s, contemporary
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Duration: 96 min.
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Duration: 85 min.
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Duration: 98 min.
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Story:
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