Higher Ground

Aug 26, 2011

1h 49m

★ 6.0

Overview

Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Higher Ground Trailers

Cast

Corinne Walker

Vera Farmiga

Kathleen Walker

Donna Murphy

Annika

Dagmara Dominczyk

CW Walker

John Hawkes

Ethan Miller

Joshua Leonard

Wendy Walker

Nina Arianda

Teenage Corinne Walker

Taissa Farmiga

Young Wendy Walker

Taylor Schwencke

Teenage Ethan Miller

Boyd Holbrook

Pastor Bill

Norbert Leo Butz

Pastor Bud

Bill Irwin

Ned

Michael Chernus

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