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Apostasy

2017

Daniel Kokotajlo

Siobhan Finneran, Molly Wright, Sacha Parkinson, Robert Emms ...

6.4

213

Drama 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 congregat...

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"A daring, devastating debut (...) Its genuinely revelatory qualities could make it something of an arthouse conversation piece"	POS
United States	Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter	"One of the year's strongest British films. A beautifully balanced glimpse into the world of Jehovah's Witnesses"	POS
United States	Jessica Kiang The Playlist	"A piercingly humane and deeply moving glimpse into a community (...) 'Apostasy' is remarkable for gently baring its teeth in its critique of the strictures of Jehovah’s Witness dogma"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[It] is authentic, sensitive and subtle but has a sledgehammer narrative punch (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Screendaily	"This powerful feature debut occupies territory little charted in contemporary UK cinema (...) Finneran gives a performance all the more extraordinary because it is so restrained"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"Nuanced insight into the lives of Jehovah’s Witnesses (...) Finneran gives a haunting, deeply affecting performance (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Joseph Walsh Time Out	"It is a quietly brilliant work that balances the conflicts of three women, and the trio of actresses playing them give stunning performances (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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