Flannery O'Connor

When two scrappy boys show up at Mrs. Cope's farm, she doesn't quite know what to do.Only boys, how much damage can they do? When Mrs. Cope finally tells the boys they must leave, they hide and then in a fit of anger set fire to her woods.

An adaptation of the Flannery O'Connor short story by the same name, the film takes place in America in the first half of the 20th century. The protagonist of the film, claiming to be a biblical prophet, goes from an embittered teenager to a hardened criminal...

“When I was six I had a chicken that walked backward and was in the Pathé News. I was in it too with the chicken. I was just there to assist the chicken but it was the high point in my life. Everything since has been anticlimax.” ― Flannery O'Connor

Despite her premature death at age 39, Flannery O’Connor left behind one of the most haunting and strikingly original bodies of work in 20th Century literature. With the rural South as her backdrop, she brought to life a string of eccentric characters torn between their worldly ambitions and the need for a more enduring truth. This film traces the people and events that shaped her remarkable career, as well as the important role that Catholicism played in her writing. Featuring expert commentary and rare photographs, Uncommon Grace will give you a new appreciation for this highly celebrated, yet often misunderstood, storyteller.

When two scrappy boys show up at Mrs. Cope's farm, she doesn't quite know what to do.Only boys, how much damage can they do? When Mrs. Cope finally tells the boys they must leave, they hide and then in a fit of anger set fire to her woods.

An adaptation of the Flannery O'Connor short story by the same name, the film takes place in America in the first half of the 20th century. The protagonist of the film, claiming to be a biblical prophet, goes from an embittered teenager to a hardened criminal...