Apostasy
Synopsis
As devout Jehovah’s Witnesses, sisters Alex and Luisa and their mother, Ivanna, are united in The Truth. Alex looks up to her confident older sister, while striving to follow in Ivanna’s footsteps as a ‘good Witness’. But when Luisa starts to question the advice of the Elders, she makes a life-altering transgression that threatens to expel her from the congregation. Unless Ivanna and Alex can persuade her to return, they must shun her completely. This challenge becomes more painful when their family is faced with another heartbreaking test of faith.
Written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo, a former Jehovah’s Witness, 'Apostasy' is a remarkable and authentic debut film, providing rare insight into the complex nature of faith, family, duty and love.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - First Feature Competition
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Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 96 mins
- Director
- Daniel Kokotajlo 1st Feature
- Producer
- Marcie MacLellan, Andrea Cornwell
- Executive Producer
- Christopher Moll, Steve Jenkins, Lizzie Francke, Jim Reeve, Christopher Granier-Deferre
- Editor
- Napoleon Stratogiannakis
- Screenwriter
- Daniel Kokotajlo
- Director of Photography
- Adam Scarth
- Production Designer
- John Ellis
- Sound
- Rerecording Mixer: Howard Bargroff; Sound Recordist: Dave Ratcliffe
- Music
- Matthew Wilcock
- Principal Cast
- Siobhan Finneran, Sacha Parkinson, Molly Wright, Robert Emms
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 11th January 2022
