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7.1/10   326 votes
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Director:
Richard Dutcher
Writer:
Richard Dutcher (writer)
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Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Beyond faith, beyond reason, beyond experience.
Plot:
The lives of a street preacher, an aspiring actress, a Mormon missionary, and a young gang banger intersect in this ensemble drama set in present-day Santa Monica, California. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ignacio Serricchio ... Lozano

Lucas Fleischer ... Farrell
Lamont Stephens ... Carl

Rachel Emmers ... Holly
Jo-sei Ikeda ... Louis

J.J. Boone ... Mae
Allah Chatman ... Todd

Desean Terry ... Banks

Jeffrey Scott Kelly ... Mangum
John Pentecost ... President Beecroft
Pete Jackson ... Downy
Rege Lewis ... Jordan
Danny Martinez ... Manuel

Makelai Brown ... Abe (as Fatal Instinct)

Samantha Klein ... Sister Hershey
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
God's Army 2: States of Grace (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence and mature thematic material.
Runtime:
128 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Santa Monica, California, USA
Company:
Zion Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Louis starts preaching on the beach from the Book of Mormon he selects Mosiah 4:18-19 which are verses from an address by King Benjamin concerning giving of food and other substance to the poor. These are very appropriate considering his own lack of substance. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Lozano: [the elders are playing basketball on "P" day. Speaking to Elder Farrell] Come on. Get in here man, we're getting our butts kicked.
[Elder Farrell shakes his head negatively]
Elder Mangum: Come on Farrell, we're one man short.
Sister Savea: I'll do it.
Elder Mangum: I said, we're one MAN short.
Sister Savea: You're one short man, that's what you are.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Singles 2nd Ward (2007) more

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17 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
Splendid, 7 November 2005
10/10
Author: voodoolady171 from Salt Lake City

I cried through the whole thing, it was so moving and affecting. I have not a big fan of Mormon Cinema thus far, as most of it is very idealized, filled with in-jokes, and generally just very "in your face". But this film is so real, so accessible, and so professionally done that I could not help being completely knocked out by it.

The performances are much better than I have seen in previous Mormon films. Particularly those of Ignacio Serricchio and Lamont Stephens, who are simply spectacular as the gang-kid-turned-missionary and the gang-kid-turned-convert, respectively.

I loved the fact that this movie is about faith and belief, but not specifically about the Mormon faith. The two main characters are Mormons, but the stories are about real life situations and the way people behave in them, not about how Mormons are "supposed" to behave.

I would recommend this film to any and all. I will certainly be buying it when it comes to DVD.

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