Brimstone (2016)

From the moment the new reverend climbs the pulpit, Liz knows she and her family are in great danger.

Director:

Martin Koolhoven

Writer:

Martin Koolhoven

Stars:

Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Emilia Jones

10 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guy Pearce	...	The Reverend
Dakota Fanning	...	Liz
Emilia Jones	...	Joanna
Carice van Houten	...	Anna
Kit Harington	...	Samuel
Paul Anderson	...	Frank
William Houston	...	Eli
Charlotte Croft	...	Abigail
Ivy George	...	Sam
Bill Tangradi	...	Nathan
Jack Roth	...	Wolf
Jack Hollington	...	Matthew
Carla Juri	...	Elizabeth Brundy
Vera Vitali	...	Sally
Naomi Battrick	...	Narrator / Older Sam

Storyline

A triumphant epic of survival and a tale of powerful womanhood and resistance against the unforgiving cruelty of a hell on earth. Our heroine is Liz (Dakota Fanning), carved from the beautiful wilderness, full of heart and grit, hunted by a vengeful Preacher (Guy Pearce) - a diabolical zealot and her twisted nemesis. But Liz is a genuine survivor; she's no victim - a woman of fearsome strength who responds with astonishing bravery to claim the better life she and her daughter deserve. Fear not. Retribution is coming.

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Plot Keywords:

rape | obsession | reverend | retribution | preacher | 

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Taglines:

Retribution is coming

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal bloody violence, strong sexual content including disturbing behavior, graphic nudity, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

Netherlands France Germany Belgium Sweden UK USA

Language:

English Dutch

Release Date:

12 January 2017 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Amaldiçoada

Filming Locations:

Forstberg, Mühlhausen, Thüringen, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€12,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

N279 Entertainment, Backup Media, Film i Väst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

148 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie's chapters would originally follow each other much faster. It was composer Junkie XL who suggested to put a few seconds of black screen in between, in order to give the audience some time to breathe.

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Goofs

The inflamed reverend falls through the window when Liz shoots him. In the exterior shot there's nothing burning outside the cabin. (This could have been done deliberately for reasons explained in Trivia)

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Quotes

[first lines]
Liz: [narrating] As life progresses, images blur. All that remains are memories. Some of them true, some of them false. I remember her well - at least I think I do. She was a warrior. In the old century, you had to be in order to survive.

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Connections

References Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

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Soundtracks

Abide With Me
Written by Henry Francis Lyte and William Henry Monk

User Reviews

Amazing. Truly unique **NO SPOILERS**

This film is epic. In every sense of the word.

Just when I thought, OK, this is a good film, the plot takes a turn. Once I grasped what this turn meant, I thought this is an excellent film.

Guy Pearce is in his best ever form. And I hated him. I physically HATED him for what he was doing. For me to buy into it so fully, that must be a great performance.

Fanning is wonderful too. Emilia Jones as the youngster is every bit as absorbing as all. Top acting, truly.

The film looks so bleak and grand it is up there as a classic sweeping western along with True Grit and the Clint classics.

Don't read any reviews that risk explaining how the story develops. This is a major tool of the film and you don't want to spoil that impact.

It's a long film. It could have twice that and I'd be happy.

I give this 10 out of 10 and have no qualms about that. it's an astonishing film.