Apostasy (2017)

Directed by

Daniel Kokotajlo

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters are raised in a close Jehovah's Witnesses community in Oldham. One sister is disfellowshipped which strains their family and faith.

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What happens

Apostasy is a 2017 British drama film about Jehovah's Witnesses directed by Daniel Kokotajlo. It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Kokotajlo was nominated at the 2019 BAFTAs for the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. The film follows two sisters who are brought up in a tightly knit group of Jehovah's Witnesses in Oldham and the tension that results from one of them being disfellowshipped. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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