Apostasy (2017)

Apostasy (2017)

A drama on the impact of religion on family bonds

7.1

Movie

United Kingdom
English, urdu
Drama
2017
DANIEL KOKOTAJLO
Aqib Khan, Bronwyn James, Christian Foster
94 min

What it's about

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.

The take

This is a slow but well-made movie about a Jehovah’s Witness family, directed by a former member of the organization.

The family is made of Alex, her mother, and her older sister. Alex follows her mother and her religious teachings with the utmost loyalty, especially as she refuses a blood transfusion that is crucial to her health. Her older sister starts showing signs of independence by lying to her friends about her family’s faith and dating a Muslim man.

Apostasy is about family bonds versus belief bonds. It’s not a movie that judges or preaches, rather it simply portrays the complex situations that structured religion creates.

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