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Child of God

Child of God

Murder is his salvation

20144.81h 44mR

Overview

A dispossessed, violent man's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few other ties, he descends to the level of a cave dweller and falls deeper into crime and degradation.

Directed by James Franco
Written by James Franco, Vince Jolivette, Cormac McCarthy
Produced by Caroline Aragon, Vince Jolivette, Miles Levy
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Top Cast

Scott Haze

Scott Haze

Lester Ballard

Wade Hunt Williams

Wade Hunt Williams

Narrator

James Franco

James Franco

Jerry

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Sheriff Fate

Jim Parrack

Jim Parrack

Deputy Cotton

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Fallon Goodson

Girly

V

Vince Jolivette

Ernest

Jeremy Ambler

Jeremy Ambler

Boy With The Rifle

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Elena McGhee

Lady In White

Coby Batty

Coby Batty

Hunter

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Themes & Keywords

small townsheriffbased on novel or booksouthern usanecrophiliariflewoodsmurderhomeless

About Child of God

Child of God is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of small town, sheriff, based on novel or book, southern usa, necrophilia, rifle. Directed by James Franco, it stars Scott Haze, Wade Hunt Williams, James Franco. A dispossessed, violent man's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few other ties, he descends to the level of a cave dweller and falls deeper into crime and degradation.

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