The Devout
2015 Canadian film
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The Devout is a Canadian drama film, directed by Connor Gaston and released in 2015.[1]
Amanda Verhagen
Ali Liebert
Olivia Martin
Gabrielle Rose
| The Devout | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Connor Gaston |
| Written by | Connor Gaston |
| Produced by | Connor Gaston Amanda Verhagen |
| Starring | Charlie Carrick Ali Liebert Olivia Martin Gabrielle Rose |
| Cinematography | Daniel Carruthers |
| Edited by | Detritus Kozme |
| Music by | Gilles Maillet |
Production companies | Clownbog Studios Devout Productions Hoggwild Films Verhagen Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film stars Charlie Carrick and Ali Liebert as Darryl and Jan, a devoutly Christian couple who are struggling with the terminal illness of their daughter Abigail (Olivia Martin). After Abigail claims to have a memory of a past life as an astronaut who died in the Apollo 1 fire, Darryl undergoes a crisis of faith as he tries to investigate whether there is any truth to reincarnation after all.[2]
The film premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2015, where Gaston won the festival's B.C. Emerging Filmmaker Award.[3] It won the Leo Award for Best Motion Picture in 2016.
It went into general theatrical release in 2017,[1] and was a shortlisted finalist for the John Dunning Discovery Award at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.[4]
