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2017 · drama · religion · family

Apostasy

Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo1h 34m2017
ElsewhereIMDb6.93kRT97%TMDB6.868
  • heavy
  • measured
  • intense
  • bleak
Movie DNA

Heavy, measured, measured drama / religion, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.

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A faithful Jehovah's Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to question the meaning of God's love.

Our read · Apostasy (2017) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · religion · family entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

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You want a quiet devastating drama about faith, family and shunning in Jehovah's Witnesses.

ends devastatingit stays with youmeditativegrips by minute 15attention 4/5earns its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonightSkip if religious family breakdown stories will leave you heavy.

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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