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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2003)
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Searching for The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the the Southern U.S. Director Andrew Douglas's film follows "Alt Country" singer ... Read allSearching for The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the the Southern U.S. Director Andrew Douglas's film follows "Alt Country" singer Jim White through a gritty terrain of churches, prisons, truck stops, biker bars and coal ... Read allSearching for The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the the Southern U.S. Director Andrew Douglas's film follows "Alt Country" singer Jim White through a gritty terrain of churches, prisons, truck stops, biker bars and coal mines. This is a journey through a very real contemporary Southern U.S., a world of margin... Read all
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  • Director
    • Andrew Douglas
  • Writer
    • Steve Haisman
  • Stars
    • Harry Crews
    • Johnny Dowd
    • David Eugene Edwards
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  • Director
    • Andrew Douglas
  • Writer
    • Steve Haisman
  • Stars
    • Harry Crews
    • Johnny Dowd
    • David Eugene Edwards
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    • 29User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Gary Howington
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    Lee Sexton
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    • Quotes

      Andrew Douglas: What have you been up to?

      Jim White: Killin' time... It just won't die.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Ragged Heart (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Still waters
      Written and Performed by Jim White

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    A good look at Southern extremes
    Grew up in similar places, but its a bit skewed. Don't really think you can get the whole of the South by going to a prison, some roadside bars and some Pentecostal churches. Its basically rubbernecking anthropology, searching for and finding the extreme without bothering to mention that it is the extreme...

    Not every southerner is poor, or has to either be a holy-roller or a heathen. Southerners generally are more religious than the norm, but for every Pentecostal, you'll find a baptist, Methodist and a Church of Christ patron that isn't nearly as eclectic and thinks the Pentecostals are a little weird too.

    But I've never been all that bothered by the Southern stereotypes (they are sort of true) so beyond that, a real entertaining film.
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    • johnsamo-1
    • Jul 7, 2005

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Buscando a Jesús con ojos equivocados
    • Filming locations
      • Ferriday, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Andrew Douglas Company
      • Lone Star Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $79,916
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,095
      • Jul 17, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $79,916
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      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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