Mara Childs is a Pentecostal pastor's daughter raised in a remote community in Appalachia. To her father's pleasure, she is being seriously courted by one of his parishioners, Garret. However, unknown to everyone, Mara is pregnant by Augie, who has abandoned the church.
Under pressure from her community and her father, Mara decides to accept Garret's proposal.
Mara's father Lemuel runs a sect that incorporates snake handling into his preaching. After a minor dies while handling snakes, Lemuel is warned that the police are investigating him. He allows Garret to claim the snakes are his and lose his job to protect his congregation.
Before marriage, Mara's virginity is checked by Hope Slaughter, Augie's mother. Hope realizes that not only is Mara not a virgin, she is pregnant, as well. Hope decides to keep Mara's pregnancy a secret from Lemuel and Garret, but informs Augie and urges him to repent.
In an attempt to reunite with Mara, Augie attends church and pretends to have a spiritual awakening. Lemuel then urges him to handle a snake which proceeds to bite him. Augie begs to be allowed to go to a hospital but is denied by Lemuel and his own family. After he attempts to save himself by cutting the poison out of his arm, he and Mara have a moment together. They are found lying together by Garret who warns Mara to never see Augie again.
The following day Augie's condition has worsened. After hearing the news, Mara informs her friend, Dilly, that she is pregnant with Augie's child. Dilly then informs Garret who attempts to rape Mara. He is stopped by Lemuel, but before Lemuel throws him out Garret informs Lemuel of Mara's pregnancy.
To cleanse Mara, Lemuel takes Mara to church and has her handle a snake. At the same time, Augie's parents, aware that he is close to death, decide to perform an amputation at home. Mara survives her encounter with the snake, but despite earning her father's approval she decides to leave him to help Augie who is still sick after the amputation. With his parents’ permission, Mara leaves with Augie to take him to a doctor, promising them that she will always be there for him.
In August 2017, it was announced Olivia Colman, Alice Englert and Thomas Mann had joined the cast of the film, with Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage directing from a screenplay they wrote. Gerard Butler, Bradley Gallo and Michael Helfant, Danielle Robinson, will serve as producers on the film, under their Amsia Entertainment and G-Base banners, respectively.[4] In September 2017, Walton Goggins joined the cast of the film.[5] In October 2017, Kaitlyn Dever and Jim Gaffigan joined the cast of the film.[6][7]
Them That Follow holds 59% approval rating on review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, based on 93 reviews, with an average of 6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Them That Follow never quite captures the spiritual fervor of its setting, but the cast's committed performances make for an intermittently satisfying character study."[13] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 57 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]
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them, that, follow, 2019, american, thriller, film, written, directed, britt, poulton, madison, savage, stars, olivia, colman, kaitlyn, dever, alice, englert, gaffigan, walton, goggins, thomas, mann, lewis, pullman, theatrical, release, posterdirected, bybritt. Them That Follow is a 2019 American thriller film written and directed by Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage It stars Olivia Colman Kaitlyn Dever Alice Englert Jim Gaffigan Walton Goggins Thomas Mann and Lewis Pullman Them That FollowTheatrical release posterDirected byBritt Poulton Dan Madison SavageWritten byBritt Poulton Dan Madison SavageProduced byGerard Butler Bradley Gallo Michael A Helfant Danielle Robinson Alan SiegelStarringOlivia Colman Kaitlyn Dever Alice Englert Jim Gaffigan Walton Goggins Thomas Mann Lewis PullmanCinematographyBrett JutkiewiczEdited byJoshua Raymond LeeMusic byGarth StevensonProductioncompaniesAmasia Entertainment G BASEDistributed by1091 Media United States Sony Pictures Releasing International 1 Stage 6 Films 1 International Release datesJanuary 27 2019 2019 01 27 Sundance August 2 2019 2019 08 02 United States Running time98 minutes 2 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 159 218 3 It had its world premiere in Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27 2019 It was released on August 2 2019 by 1091 Media Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Filming 4 Release 5 Critical reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditMara Childs is a Pentecostal pastor s daughter raised in a remote community in Appalachia To her father s pleasure she is being seriously courted by one of his parishioners Garret However unknown to everyone Mara is pregnant by Augie who has abandoned the church Under pressure from her community and her father Mara decides to accept Garret s proposal Mara s father Lemuel runs a sect that incorporates snake handling into his preaching After a minor dies while handling snakes Lemuel is warned that the police are investigating him He allows Garret to claim the snakes are his and lose his job to protect his congregation Before marriage Mara s virginity is checked by Hope Slaughter Augie s mother Hope realizes that not only is Mara not a virgin she is pregnant as well Hope decides to keep Mara s pregnancy a secret from Lemuel and Garret but informs Augie and urges him to repent In an attempt to reunite with Mara Augie attends church and pretends to have a spiritual awakening Lemuel then urges him to handle a snake which proceeds to bite him Augie begs to be allowed to go to a hospital but is denied by Lemuel and his own family After he attempts to save himself by cutting the poison out of his arm he and Mara have a moment together They are found lying together by Garret who warns Mara to never see Augie again The following day Augie s condition has worsened After hearing the news Mara informs her friend Dilly that she is pregnant with Augie s child Dilly then informs Garret who attempts to rape Mara He is stopped by Lemuel but before Lemuel throws him out Garret informs Lemuel of Mara s pregnancy To cleanse Mara Lemuel takes Mara to church and has her handle a snake At the same time Augie s parents aware that he is close to death decide to perform an amputation at home Mara survives her encounter with the snake but despite earning her father s approval she decides to leave him to help Augie who is still sick after the amputation With his parents permission Mara leaves with Augie to take him to a doctor promising them that she will always be there for him Cast EditOlivia Colman as Hope Slaughter Kaitlyn Dever as Dilly Picket Alice Englert as Mara Childs Jim Gaffigan as Zeke Slaughter Walton Goggins as Lemuel Childs Thomas Mann as August Augie Slaughter Lewis Pullman as Garret Connor Daniel Lysholm as JaceProduction EditIn August 2017 it was announced Olivia Colman Alice Englert and Thomas Mann had joined the cast of the film with Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage directing from a screenplay they wrote Gerard Butler Bradley Gallo and Michael Helfant Danielle Robinson will serve as producers on the film under their Amsia Entertainment and G Base banners respectively 4 In September 2017 Walton Goggins joined the cast of the film 5 In October 2017 Kaitlyn Dever and Jim Gaffigan joined the cast of the film 6 7 Filming Edit Principal photography began in October 2017 in Youngstown Ohio 8 Release EditIt had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27 2019 9 Shortly after 1091 Media and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired U S and international distribution rights to the film respectively 10 11 It was released August 2 2019 12 Critical reception EditThem That Follow holds 59 approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 93 reviews with an average of 6 10 The website s critics consensus reads Them That Follow never quite captures the spiritual fervor of its setting but the cast s committed performances make for an intermittently satisfying character study 13 On Metacritic the film holds a rating of 57 out of 100 based on 23 critics indicating mixed or average reviews 14 References Edit a b Them That Follow Stage 6 Films Retrieved 4 October 2021 Them That Follow Sundance Film Festival 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