

Apostasy
A faithful Jehovah's Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to question the meaning of God's love.
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6.8/10
72 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $500K
- Box office
- $434.3K
- Language
- Urdu
- faith
- betrayal
- religion
- teenage daughter
- evangelism
- jehovah's witness
- apostasy
- mother daughter relationship
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United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG27 Jul 2018
- Physical17 Sept 2018
CanadaCA
- PremierePGToronto International Film Festival8 Sept 2017
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT1227 Jul 2018
SpainES
- Theatrical (limited)San Sebastian International Film Festival - New Directors29 Sept 2017
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Apostasy was released on 29 September 2017.
Audience reviews
3- S7/10
Stephen Campbell
5/14/2019
**_Powerful film-making_** > _It is not wrong to be loyal to the righteous and just God of the Bible. He tells us that he will accept "in his holy mountain" only those who walk faultlessly, practice righteousness and speak truth (Ps. 15). If, though, a Christian were to throw in his lot with a wrongdoer who has been rejected by God and disfellowshipped, or has disassociated himself, that would be as much as saying…
- P7/10
Peter McGinn
5/19/2021
This movie is a slow burner, more thoughtful and moody than dramatic and explosive. I wouldn’t advise watching it on two hours’ sleep or while on an adrenaline high (unless you want to calm down). I have always liked Siobhan Finneran, and she doesn’t disappoint here. SHe gives a muted performance, no doubt as written and directed. After all, she plays a woman who is oppressed by the cult she belongs to. Even when …
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
11/23/2024
Siobhan Finneran really does turn in an effective performance as the mother "Ivanna" in his skin-crawlingly toxic drama that depicts a close family of Jehovah's Witnesses. She has two daughters who enthusiastically spend time trying to spread the word of God (in Urdu, frequently) amongst their community going from door-to-door. Quickly, we learn that "Alex" (Molly Wright) is not doing so well, and that there are issu…
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