Wildcat

A thoughtful, literary portrait that blends reality and imagination, asking for patience as it explores creativity and faith.

Directed by

Ethan Hawke

Genres

Drama

Starring

Maya Hawke, Laura Linney, Philip Ettinger

Overview

Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father’s life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, dark and warm. Measured and demanding.

About

Faith, identity, grief, art

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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