| Apostasy | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Kokotajlo |
| Written by | Daniel Kokotajlo |
| Produced by | Andrea Cornwell Marcie MacLellan |
| Starring | Siobhan Finneran |
| Cinematography | Adam Scarth |
| Edited by | Napoleon Stratogiannakis |
| Music by | Matthew Wilcock |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Curzon Artificial Eye[1] |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English Urdu |
Apostasy is a 2017 British drama film about Jehovah's Witnesses directed by Daniel Kokotajlo.[2] It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] Kokotajlo was nominated at the 2019 BAFTAs for the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.[4]
Two sisters are brought up in a tightly knit group of Jehovah's Witnesses in Oldham. The film explores guilt, love, faith as well as the interpersonal issues resulting from indoctrination and the authoritarian setting of the group.[5]
- ^ "Apostasy (2017)". BBFC. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Kokotajlo's 'Apostasy' gets sales deal ahead of Toronto premiere". Screen Daily. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem". The Wrap. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2019: The nominations in full". BBC News. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Film of the week: Apostasy presents a family's painful crisis of faith - Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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