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Don Verdean

Don Verdean

Fraud works in mysterious ways.

20154.91h 36m

Overview

Biblical archaeologist Don Verdean is hired by a local church pastor to find faith-promoting relics in the Holy Land. But after a fruitless expedition he is forced to get creative in this comedy of faith and fraud.

Directed by Jared Hess
Written by Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess
Produced by Brandt Andersen, Jared Hess
Box Office0Revenue: $31K

Top Cast

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

Don Verdean

Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Clement

Boaz

Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan

Carol

Danny McBride

Danny McBride

Tony Lazarus

Will Forte

Will Forte

Pastor Fontaine

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Joylinda Lazarus

Steve Park

Steve Park

Poon-Yen

Sky Elobar

Sky Elobar

Dr. Stanley

Y

Yaniv Moyal

Israeli Police Officer

P.J. Boudousqué

P.J. Boudousqué

Gary

Themes & Keywords

israelfaithchristianitypastorliefraudartifactreligionarchaeologistgriftergrave robbingcomedy of errors

About Don Verdean

Don Verdean is a comedy film released in 2015 exploring themes of israel, faith, christianity, pastor, lie, fraud. Directed by Jared Hess, it stars Sam Rockwell, Jemaine Clement, Amy Ryan. Biblical archaeologist Don Verdean is hired by a local church pastor to find faith-promoting relics in the Holy Land. But after a fruitless expedition he is forced to get creative in this comedy of faith and fraud.

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