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''Higher Ground'' is a 2011 American drama film directed by Vera Farmiga in her directorial debut. The film is an adaptation of the 2002 memoir ''This Dark World: A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost'' by Carolyn S. Briggs, who co-wrote the screenplay. The film follows Corinne Walker (Farmiga) and her vacillating relationship with Christianity. The cast also includes Joshua Leonard, John Hawkes, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, and Bill Irwin. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2011, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It then screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 25, 2011, and received a limited release in the United States on August 26, 2011 by Sony Pictures Classics. ==Plot== ;1961–72 Corinne Walker is a young girl who is skeptical about God. After the stillbirth of her brother, her parent's marriage disintegrates over the course of several years. As a teenager (Taissa Farmiga), she meets Ethan (Boyd Holbrook), a budding musician in local rock band The Renegades. They get married after Corinne becomes pregnant, and have their daughter Abigail. While touring with Ethan's band, their bus crashes into a river. Ethan rushes to save Abby, and Corinne pleads with God to save her. Abby is pulled out of the bus before it sinks into the water, and Ethan believes that God wanted them to live. Ethan and Corinne grow more and more interested in Jesus, eventually giving themselves over to a radical New Testament church. ;1979–87 As adults, Corinne (Vera Farmiga) and Ethan (Joshua Leonard) are living with their children Abigail and Lilly amidst a community of self-described "Jesus freaks". Corinne's daily life consists of hours of Bible study, alternative family practices, and bracing for the oncoming Rapture. The husbands are told by Pastor Bill (Norbert Leo Butz) that they should pay more attention to their wives' sexual needs after a fellow husband's indiscretions caused his wife to leave with their children. Corinne's closest friend Annika (Dagmara Domińczyk) also warns her about keeping the marriage alive by trying new things, such as drawing their husbands' penises. One day, Corinne's younger sister Wendy (Nina Arianda) shows up on her doorstep after ending yet another bad relationship. Abby and Lilly say they pray for Wendy every day since she hasn't given herself over to Jesus, and therefore, will go to hell. Their father comes over for dinner, and says that children are the most important things in life. He also takes responsibility over how losing their baby brother caused him to wreck his marriage. When Annika attempts to teach Corinne how to drive, they get pulled over by a policeman who Annika is able to charm by pretending to have a heavy accent. She explains that knowing how to flirt is key when dealing with men. As time passes, Corinne gets pregnant again. During a group meeting, Corinne tries to express her thoughts on what they can and cannot see. She gets shut down by Pastor Bill and his wife, but they say that they know about how badly she wants to submit to God. Ethan then finds Lilly playing with cocaine that she found in Wendy's suitcase. He and Corinne flush the drugs down the toilet, and Wendy storms off. The pastor's wife tells Corinne one night that she should not wear a particular dress again since a male member of the church complimented her on it. While looking in the mirror, she then sees herself wearing sexy lingerie. Corinne soon has a baby boy named Gabe. She gets a call one day, and finds out that Annika has a brain tumor. The community prays for her, and she survives risky surgery. However, she is also mute and confined to a wheelchair. This leads Corinne to question her faith, and her overall belief in God. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Higher Ground (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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