Underplayed Gems

Faith Heist (2021)

Faith Heist poster
Country
Canada
Rated
16+
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A pastor rounds up members of his church congregation to pull off a heist. They need to get back the money that a crooked financial advisor stole from them.

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What happens

Faith Heist is a Canadian television comedy heist film, directed by J.B. Sugar and released in 2021. The film stars Jonathan Langdon as Benjamin Wright, the pastor of an inner-city Black church, who enlists members of his congregation to pull off a heist to save the church after it is swindled out of all of its money by an unscrupulous financial advisor. The film's cast also includes Dalmar Abuzeid, Sagine Sémajuste, Steve Lund, Marty Adams, Marium Carvell, Eden Cupid, Leah Doz, Okiki Kendall, Jaeden Noel, Aaron Poole and Nadine Roden. The film was shot in fall 2020 in Hamilton, Ontario. The film premiered in April 2021 on Super Channel Heart & Home in Canada and Bounce TV in the United States. A sequel film, Faith Heist: A Christmas Caper, was released in 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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