The Apostle

(1997)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 161 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1997

Runtime: 134 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Роберт Дюваль

Cast: Роберт Дюваль, Фарра Фосетт, Миранда Ричардсон, Джон Бизли, Уолтон Гоггинс, Билли Боб Торнтон, June Carter Cash, Billy Joe Shaver, Рик Дайал, Todd Allen

Plot

After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.

Eulis 'Sonny' Dewey is a preacher from Texas living a happy life with his beautiful wife Jessie. Suddenly his stable world crumbles: Jessie is having an affair with young minister Horace. Sonny gets enraged and hits Horace with a softball bat, putting him into a coma. After that he leaves town, takes a new name, 'Apostle E.F.' and goes to Louisiana. There he starts to work as a mechanic for local radio station owner Elmo, and Elmo lets him preach on the radio. E.F. starts to preach everywhere: on the radio, on the streets, and with his new friend, Reverend Blackwell he starts a campaign to renovate an old church.