Child of God (2014)
Der gewalttätige und enteignete Lester Ballard lebt in den Bergen von Sevier County, Tennessee, abgeschieden von der sozialen Ordnung in einer kleinen Hütte. Nachdem er seine Eltern verloren hat, ihm seine Heimat genommen wurde, so wie fast alle seine Beziehungen zu Bruch gegangen sind und schlussendlich von der Gesellschaft verstoßen wurde, hat sich Lester immer weiter zurückgezogen – bis zu dem Punkt, an dem er buchstäblich auf das Niveau eines Höhlenmenschen herabgesunken ist. Zu allem Überfluss gerät der Einsiedler immer tiefer in einen Sumpf von Verbrechen und Erniedrigung. Mit seinem Gewehr macht Lester nicht nur Jagd auf wilde Tiere, sondern schreckt auch nicht davor zurück, seinen einstigen Mitmenschen Leid zuzufügen und zieht dadurch bald den Blick des Sheriffs auf sich…
Der Regisseur:
James Franco
Die Autor:
James Franco, Vince Jolivette.
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Scott Haze as Lester Ballard |
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Wade Hunt Williams as Narrator |
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James Franco as Jerry |
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Tim Blake Nelson as Sheriff Fate |
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Jim Parrack as Deputy Cotton |
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Fallon Goodson as Girly |
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Vince Jolivette as Ernest |
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Jeremy Ambler as Boy With The Rifle |
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Elena McGhee as Lady In White |
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Coby Batty as Hunter |
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Brian Lally as John Greer |
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Nina Ljeti as 1st victim |
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Ciera Danielle as Sales girl |
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Boyd Smith as Mr. Fox |
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Terrance Huff as Fair Pitchman |
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John Holt as Preacher |
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Madalyn Lester as Nurse |
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Anna Kooris as Screaming lady |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Wadford | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ginger Basham | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dustin Blankenship | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Iris Torres | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ginger Basham | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Caroline Aragon | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Hindsgaul | Wig Designer |
| Camera | Chris McMillion | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Robert Langley | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Andrew Juhl | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Zach Rubin | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hayley Swinson | Costume Assistant |
| Production | Sam Holdren | Locale Casting Director |
| Sound | Dylan Goodwin | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Lara Dale | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Alex Noyes | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Elbert Irving IV | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Dave Romero | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Stratton Bailey | Key Grip |
| Sound | Justin Herman | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | A. Josh Reinhardt | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Travis MacKay | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Art Espinosa | Foley Editor |
| Camera | Sam Ellison | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Neil Benezra | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robert Jackson | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Jennifer Grey Ogrin | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | James Franco | Director |
| Writing | James Franco | Screenplay |
| Production | Caroline Aragon | Producer |
| Writing | Vince Jolivette | Screenplay |
| Production | Vince Jolivette | Producer |
| Production | Miles Levy | Producer |
| Editing | Curtiss Clayton | Editor |
| Production | Terry Berland | Casting |
| Art | Nora Mendis | Set Decoration |
| Art | Kristen Adams | Production Design |
| Art | Eric Morrell | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Malgosia Turzanska | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Louise Tillery | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Leslie Shatz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Bruce Thierry Cheung | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Carling McManus | Still Photographer |
| Art | Patrick Jackson | Leadman |
| Sound | Scott Kramer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Scott Kramer | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Lauren Ritchie | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Dottie Starling | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Jen Susman | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Chad Dougherty | Gaffer |
| Production | Zach Horton | Location Manager |
| Lighting | David Wagenaar | Best Boy Electric |
| Sound | Jason Altshuler | Music Editor |
| Production | Kristie Lutz | Line Producer |
| Production | Julie Buck | Line Producer |
| Writing | Cormac McCarthy | Novel |
| Sound | Tim Limer | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jesse Ehredt | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Aaron Embry | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Christina Alexandra Voros | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |