Fresh
Vera Farmiga makes a heavenly debut as a director with Higher Ground, a compelling drama about a woman's spiritual journey.
Leah Rozen, TheWrap
Overview
Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.
Director and cast
- Vera Farmiga Director
- Vera Farmiga as Corinne
- Donna Murphy as Kathleen
- Dagmara Dominczyk as Annika
- John Hawkes as CW
- Taissa Farmiga as Teenage Corinne Walker
- Taylor Schwencke as Young Wendy Walker
- Joshua Leonard as Ethan Miller
- Norbert Leo Butz as Pastor Bill
- Bill Irwin as Pastor Bud
- Nina Arianda Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film's quiet realism demands from us our own act of faith: We're asked to watch closely and to listen intently in the promise of a greater reward to come. Well, the promise is partly kept.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Farmiga's first film is good enough to make us look forward to her next one.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten
The film is refreshingly free of proselytizing. In its place, however, is a whiff of condescension.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh
This film might easily have settled for mocking religion. Instead, it's a fascinating glimpse into a culture that forces some people to choose between fitting in and opting out.
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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