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Wildcat

Wildcat

20235.61h 48m

Overview

Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father’s life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief.

Directed by Ethan Hawke
Written by Shelby Gaines, Ethan Hawke, Flannery O'Connor
Produced by Karri O'Reilly, Cory Pyke, Jon Erwin
Box Office0Revenue: $500K

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Top Cast

Maya Hawke

Maya Hawke

Flannery O'Connor

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Regina O'Connor

Philip Ettinger

Philip Ettinger

Robert 'Cal' Lowell

Rafael Casal

Rafael Casal

O.E. Parker

Willa Fitzgerald

Willa Fitzgerald

Elizabeth Hardwick

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Father Flynn

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David Towne

Buzz Cut

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

Tom T. Shiftlet

Cooper Hoffman

Cooper Hoffman

Manley Pointer

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Nikola V. Pajic

Thomas

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Themes & Keywords

biographyfemale protagonistwriter1950shopeful

About Wildcat

Wildcat is a drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of biography, female protagonist, writer, 1950s, hopeful. Directed by Ethan Hawke, it stars Maya Hawke, Laura Linney, Philip Ettinger. Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father’s life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief.

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