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Holy Ghost People

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To find her sister, a young woman hires an alcoholic ex-Marine to help her infiltrate the Church of One Accord, a cult of snake handlers risking their lives to seek salvation.
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Dennis Harvey Variety The horror-oriented turns one might expect from these filmmakers never really arrive, and the eventual plot revelations feel a bit undercooked even for a straight thriller. Mar 24, 2015 Full Review Inkoo Kang Los Angeles Times Long before its feeble, drawn-out ending, it's clear no miracle can cure this film's many frailties. Feb 20, 2014 Full Review Rob Staeger Village Voice Director Mitchell Altieri helms the thriller with a sure hand ... Feb 18, 2014 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Strong performances help showcase the slippery slope of getting mixed up in a misguided group of religious fanatics, though the film itself seemed to not want to comment on those ideas so much as present them. Rated: 3/5 Sep 20, 2023 Full Review J Hurtado ScreenAnarchy Holy Ghost People holds back at all the wrong times and turns into an entirely different, and inferior, film in the last reel. Nov 6, 2017 Full Review Scott Weinberg TheHorrorShow Manages to touch on some compelling points before committing to its familiar but satisfying finale Aug 22, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member not so much but i loved the preacher's hair doo! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Not sure what to make of this. Was it a fever dream state or just poorly paced? There are some key times when things really clicked and at other times the viewer is left wanting more cohesion. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting indie Gothic horror about a snake handlind cult. Good performances. Effective but a bit overly dramatic soundtrack though. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Watchable but nothing special and just a bit of a flat story with no real outcome of any interest Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member If you're gonna to tell a story, it's best to tell it straight & true. But what if the truth ain't straight? This here's the story of two sisters torn apart. The question is: By What?--The Holy Ghost People of Sugar Mountain!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I was really excited getting this psychological thriller directed by Mitchell Altieri and written by Kevin Artigue, Joe Egender, Altieri, and Phil Flores. I loved the subject and I was expecting this deep and mysterious movie which will give an opportunity to Emma Greenwell, Brendan McCarthy, Cameron Richardson, Roger Aaron Brown, Donald Patrick Harvey and Joe Egender to shine as stars! The story of Charlotte, a woman who goes in search of her missing sister, who has joined an isolated religious group had so many opportunities for a story development, and one by one, most of them were lost during the 88 minutes of the film. Acting was good, directing was up and down, but the weakest link was the screenplay which never fully delivered anything of any significance. Holy Ghost People was meant to be a balanced portrayal of Pentecostal Christians, and the film was written to explore both the positive and negative aspects of faith using the documentary Holy Ghost People as partial inspiration. Power and religion needs extra effort to be presented successfully, but here the exploration of these subjects was very eerie. If you don't mind extensive narration with underdeveloped screenplay plus excellent acting , check it out. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Mitchell Altieri

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Emma Greenwell

Charlotte

Joe Egender

Brother Billy

Brendan McCarthy

Wayne

Cameron Richardson

Sister Sheila

Don Harvey

Brother Sherman

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Synopsis To find her sister, a young woman hires an alcoholic ex-Marine to help her infiltrate the Church of One Accord, a cult of snake handlers risking their lives to seek salvation.
Director
Mitchell Altieri
Producer
Jeffrey Allard, Mitchell Altieri, Kevin Artigue, Joe Egender, Phil Flores, Don R. Lewis
Screenwriter
Kevin Artigue, Mitchell Altieri, Joe Egender, Phil Flores
Distributor
XLrator Media
Production Co
Anthem Films, Indie Entertainment, Found & Lost Productions
Rating
R (Violence|Some Drug Use|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 21, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m
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