Film

Higher Ground

2011 · 1h 49m · Drama · Thriller

IMDb

6.2

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

74

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.

Vera Farmiga

Corinne Walker

Donna Murphy

Kathleen Walker

Dagmara Dominczyk

Annika

John Hawkes

CW Walker

Joshua Leonard

Ethan Miller

Nina Arianda

Wendy Walker

Taissa Farmiga

Teenage Corinne Walker

Taylor Schwencke

Young Wendy Walker

Boyd Holbrook

Teenage Ethan Miller

Norbert Leo Butz

Pastor Bill

Bill Irwin

Pastor Bud

Michael Chernus

Ned

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Luke

Sean Mahon

Liam Donovan

Jack Gilpin

Dr. Dick Adams

Molly Hawkey

Molly

• Vera FarmigaDirector
• Carolyn S. BriggsScreenplay
• Tim MetcalfeScreenplay · Executive Producer
• Renn HawkeyProducer
• Matthew ParkerProducer
• Claude Dal FarraProducer
• Carly HugoProducer
• Jon RubinsteinProducer
• Jonathan BurkhartExecutive Producer
• Brice Dal FarraExecutive Producer

LA Film Fest: "Higher Ground" Trailer

Release date

August 26, 2011

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$841,733

Genres

Drama, Thriller

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