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IMDb rating 7.1
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Critic Xan Brooks
rated 6

...Paul Schrader’s new drama blows into town like Jesus at the temple. It’s here to call out the hypocrites, railing at the way in which Christianity is deployed as a convenient fig leaf by the resurgent American right...

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

It is about a man of God and his personal spiritual ordeal, building inexorably to an apocalyptic climax.

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Critic Ian Freer
rated 8

It’s uncompromising and difficult, but marks a return to blistering form for one of US cinema’s most personal, powerful voices.

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Critic Godfrey Cheshire
rated 10

...a stunning, enrapturing film, a crowning work by one of the American cinema’s most essential artists.

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Critic Jakob Freudendal
rated 8

Fra første til sidste billede er filmen en hårdtslående kritik af vores levevis, som bygger på en fortrængning af vores egen synd.

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Michael Thomsen
rated 9

Fremragende film af "Taxi Driver" og "Raging Bull" forfatteren Paul Schrader. En af de bedste amerikanske film fra de senere år. Handler bl.a. om klimakrisen og 'klimadepression'.

2 years ago

Cast & Crew

Paul Schrader
Director
Ethan Hawke
As Pastor Ernst Toller
Amanda Seyfried
As Mary Mensana
Cedric the Entertainer
As Pastor Joel Jeffers
Michael Gaston
As Edward Balq
Victoria Hill
As Esther

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In this powerful and thought-provoking drama, Ethan Hawke stars as Ernst Toller, a former military chaplain struggling to find his place in a small historic church in upstate New York. As he grapples with personal crises and the weight of his past, Toller is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a radical environmental activist and his pregnant wife. The film builds towards a shocking climax as Toller's world begins to unravel, forcing him to confront his deepest fears and doubts. With its themes of spirituality, morality, and the fragility of human relationships, First Reformed is a gripping and unforgettable cinematic experience.

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