A devout young woman learns about faith, living, and love from a surprising source.A devout young woman learns about faith, living, and love from a surprising source.A devout young woman learns about faith, living, and love from a surprising source.
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- 4 wins
Heather Wallis
- Esther
- (as Heather Del Rio)
Dane Hurlburt
- Gabriel
- (as Dane Seth Hurlburt)
Patrick J. Neese
- Party Guy
- (as Patrick Neese)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- Crazy creditsOne animal was saved during the making of this film. Little Blue "Wildcat" Garcia.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
- SoundtracksGordon's Farm
Written and performed by Cara Jean Wahlers and Grover Parido
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Great Warning v. the Harm Fundamentalism Does to Faith
I'm a pastor. Whoever wrote this movie has been on the inside of Christian, legalistic fundamentalism, so the film is insightful. Not all fundamentalism is exactly like this, of course, but it's some version of it, whether more or less extreme. I define Christian fundamentalism as a Christianity in which man-made rules (as opposed to Biblical commands) are held to be on par with Scriptural commands. Legalism comes in when a breaking of those man-made rules or Biblical commands is made the basis upon which a person is viewed (judgmentally) either as a "good Christian" or a "bad Christian." Having been in ministry 27 years, including a stint as a campus minister at Indiana University (at which the graduation scene of this movie is filmed), I've never seen legalism or fundamentalism turn out well for those who've been under it--never. The most anti-Christian students I ever talked to about the gospel on campus were not those with no religious background or with another religion, but those coming out of Christian fundamentalism. In such an environment, the attempt of the parents or pastors is to keep those under them faithful by adding rules and threats. Ironically, the result is always disillusionment and crises of faith as the persons in these environments begin to see the inconsistencies and lack of love that is part-and-parcel of these environments. Those who grow up in this environment either leave the Church altogether permanently or for at least two years go through a rebellion stage before returning. This film examines this rebellion/leaving from two helpful angles in the characters of Esther and Gabriel. While the film doesn't get to a helpful conclusion of the necessity of rejecting mad-made rules and embracing Scripture's actual directives in an environment of grace, it is a very-healthy and needed warning against the backfiring nature of beyond-Scripture regulations. I appreciated this movie greatly, and will be recommending it to lots of folks.
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- claytonchurch1
- Sep 16, 2013
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- Budget
- $115,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)
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