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The Least of These

2019 · 112 min

A sober, faith-driven drama that builds quiet tension toward a tragic true story, asking you to sit with moral weight.

Directed by
Aneesh Daniel
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Sharman Joshi, Stephen Baldwin, Shari Rigby
Tagline
The Graham Staines Story
Overview
The story of missionary Graham Staines who was martyred in India in 1999. “The Least of These” shares the story leading up to the murders of the Australian Christian missionary and his sons, Philip, 10, and Timothy, 6, who were helping a community of lepers in India.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Aneesh Daniel
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Sharman Joshi, Stephen Baldwin, Shari Rigby
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • justice
  • politics
  • morality
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Aneesh Daniel
Written by
Andrew E. Matthews
Starring
Sharman Joshi, Stephen Baldwin, Shari Rigby, Manoj Mishra, Prakash Belawadi, Aditi Chengappa, Phani Eggone
Cinematography
Jayakrishna Gummadi
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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