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Higher Ground

2011 · 109 min

A quiet, deeply felt character study that draws you into one woman's spiritual struggle with intimacy and honesty.

Overview
Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, a tight-knit spiritual community is thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • identity
  • family
  • grief
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Vera Farmiga
Written by
Tim Metcalfe, Carolyn S. Briggs
Starring
Vera Farmiga, Donna Murphy, Dagmara Dominczyk, John Hawkes, Joshua Leonard, Nina Arianda, Taissa Farmiga, Taylor Schwencke
Music
Alec Puro
Cinematography
Michael McDonough
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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