Them That Follow

USA | NR | 98 min | English

Showings

State Theatre - Screen 1 Sun, May 12, 2019 9:00 PM
Cinema Detroit - Theater 1 Fri, May 17, 2019 9:00 PM
Emagine Royal Oak - Aud 7 Sat, May 18, 2019 5:15 PM
Event Info
Film Section:US Narrative
Category:Drama
Romance
Thriller
Family Drama
Thought-Provoking
Date Night
Women Filmmakers
Content Advisory
ST
CD
Emagine
Ann Arbor
Detroit
Royal Oak
Content Warnings:Snakes
Audience Award:Yes
Film Info
Release Year:2019
Run Time (in minutes):98
Premiere Status:Michigan Premiere
Rating:NR
Production Country:USA
Language:English
Previous Festivals:Sundance
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Britt Poulton
Dan Madison Savage
Notable Cast:Olivia Colman
Kaitlyn Dever
Walton Goggins
Producer:Gerard Butler

Description

Snake handlers are spiritual renegades belonging to an obscure sect of American Pentecostalism: part of a century-old tradition of worshipping with venomous snakes during church services. Seeing themselves as the vanguards of salvation in a morally bankrupt world, believers put their lives on the line, each and every week, to prove themselves before God. Set deep in the hills of Appalachia, Them That Follow explores this unseen way of life—telling the story of a pastor’s daughter whose forbidden relationship forces her to confront the dangerous traditions of her father’s church. Featuring Olivia Colman and Jim Gaffigan.