The Apostle (1997)
PG-13 20 Feb 1998 • Drama • 2h 14m
Eulis 'Sonny' Dewey is a preacher from Texas living a happy life with his beautiful wife Jessie. Suddenly his stable world crumbles: Jessie is having an affair with young minister Horace. Sonny gets enraged and hits Horace with a softball bat, putting him into a coma. After that he leaves town, takes a new name, 'Apostle E.F.' and goes to Louisiana. There he starts to work as a mechanic for local radio station owner Elmo, and Elmo lets him preach on the radio. E.F. starts to preach everywhere: on the radio, on the streets, and with his new friend, Reverend Blackwell he starts a campaign to renovate an old church.
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Language:
English
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 8 nominations total
Country:
United States
Metacritic Score:
83
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Box Office Total:
$19,868,354