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Higher Ground

Name: Higher Ground
Director: Vera Farmiga
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2011-08-26
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Donna Murphy, Dagmara Dominczyk, John Hawkes, Joshua Leonard

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Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.

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Vera FarmigaDonna MurphyDagmara DominczykJohn HawkesJoshua LeonardNina AriandaTaissa FarmigaTaylor SchwenckeBoyd HolbrookNorbert Leo ButzBill IrwinMichael Chernus

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Vera Farmiga

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