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Overall Rank: 12134
Average Rating: 2.5/4
# of Ratings: 8
Theatrical Release Date: 08/02/2019
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 10/29/2019
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage
Actors: Alice Englert, Olivia Colman, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann, Kaitlyn Dever, Lewis Pullman
Plot: Deep in the wilds of Appalachia, congregations still gather to watch their faithful handle deadly snakes to prove their worth before God. But a young pastor's daughter holds a secret - one that threatens to tear apart the entire community. -- Chris Kavan
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Losing Thy Religion
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/31/2019
I'm not afraid to state that there is a fine line between religion and cults and too often belief and power lead to something far more sinister. Them That Follow is based on a small but very real practice of Pentecostal Snake Handling, still practiced today. The film takes place in a small, isolated Appalachian community, where the land plays just as much a part as the actors.
This sect is ran by Lemuel (Walter Goggins) who is the main handler while also treating the Bible as the word - including having women in quite subservient roles. This includes his own daughter, Mara (Alice Englert) who is set to wed Garret (Lewis Pullman) per church tradition. But Mara has her own secrets - namely that she has been carrying on a relationship with Augie (Thomas Mann), the boy she truly loves, …
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