Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
Sam Childers wuchs in familiär schwierigen Verhältnissen auf. Als drogensüchtiger und dealender Harley-Davidson-Biker kommt er wegen seiner kriminellen Machenschaften in den Knast. Als er aus dem Gefängnis entlassen wird, scheint im ersten Moment alles beim Alten zu sein. Doch schon bald offenbart ihm seine Frau Lynn, dass sie während seiner Abwesenheit den Glauben zu Gott gefunden hat und deswegen ihren Job als Stripperin aufgeben will. Nach anfänglicher Skepsis lässt sich Sam überreden, auch einmal in eine Kirche zu gehen und einem Gottesdienst beizuwohnen. Dort findet auch der raue Biker schnell zum Glauben. Im frisch religiösen Rausch geht der ehemalige Gangster nach Afrika, um im Sudan als Entwicklungshelfer zu arbeiten. Als er dort an die völkermordendem Milizen gerät, kommt ihm seine kriminelle Vergangenheit ganz gelegen, um sich gegen die brutalen Militärs zur Wehr zu setzen.
Der Regisseur:
Marc Forster
Der Autor:
Jason Keller
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Gerard Butler as Sam Childers |
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Michelle Monaghan as Lynn |
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Kathy Baker as Daisy |
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Richard Goteri as Gun Shop Owner |
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Peter Carey as Bill Wallace |
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Barbara Coven as Shannon Wallace |
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Michael Shannon as Donnie |
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Ryann Campos as Paige #1 |
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Madeline Carroll as Paige #2 |
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Mandalynn Carlson as Paige's Friend |
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Souléymane Sy Savané as Deng |
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Abena Ayivor as Betty |
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Grant R. Krause as Billy / Contractor |
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Reavis Graham as Pastor Krause |
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Justin Michael Brandt as Teenage Boy |
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Misty Mills as Biker Chick |
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Nicole Dupre Sobchack as Bartender |
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Sidi Henderson as Shaved Head |
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Steve Blackwood as Bank Manager |
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Judy Stepanian as Employment Woman |
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Peter Tocco as Mechanic |
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Brett Wagner as Ben Hobbes / Biker |
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Sean Patrick Leonard as Crackhead |
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Richard Goteri as Pawn Shop Owner |
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Paul Lang as Prison Clerk |
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Wandile Molebatsi as LRA Commander |
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Warren Masemola as LRA Commander |
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Tau Maserumule as LRA Soldier |
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Mulweli Muofhe as Anthony |
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Lebogang Phoshoko as Riverbed Child |
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Anthony Bishop as Dan |
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Jerry Mofokeng as Administrator |
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Warona Seane as Rose |
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Corey Large as American Businessman (uncredited) |
| Sound | Asche & Spencer | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Craig Chapman | Producer |
| Editing | Matt Chessé | Editor |
| Crew | Dan Lemieux | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Gerard Butler | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kyle Dean Jackson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Adi Shankar | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Adam Horton | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Jillian Kugler | Producer |
| Production | Robbie Brenner | Producer |
| Sound | Thad Spencer | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Alan Siegel | Executive Producer |
| Art | Jay Hart | Set Decoration |
| Production | Marc Forster | Producer |
| Camera | Roberto Schaefer | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson | Art Direction |
| Production | Douglas Saylor Jr. | Producer |
| Production | Myles Nestel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gary Safady | Producer |
| Production | Deborah Giarratana | Producer |
| Writing | Jason Keller | Screenplay |
| Production | Bill O'Kane | Executive Producer |
| Art | Melinda Launspach | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Marc Forster | Director |
| Art | Philip Messina | Production Design |
| Production | Louise Rosner-Meyer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Spencer Silna | Executive Producer |
| Production | Brad Simpson | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Cordell McQueen | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Michael Corso | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank L. Fleming | Costume Design |
| Production | Paul Schnee | Casting |
| Sound | Happy Walters | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Season Kent | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Valentine Marvel | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Sound | Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Chris Cornell | Songs |
