Higher Ground

Higher Ground

109 mins | Drama, Thriller | Aug. 26, 2011

Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.

Higher Ground

109 mins | Drama, Thriller | Aug. 26, 2011

Higher Ground
Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers
Original title Higher Ground
Directors Vera Farmiga
Writers

Cast

Vera Farmiga

as Corinne Walker

Donna Murphy

as Kathleen Walker

Dagmara Domińczyk

as Annika

John Hawkes

as CW Walker

Joshua Leonard

as Ethan Miller

Nina Arianda

as Wendy Walker

Taissa Farmiga

as Teenage Corinne Walker

Taylor Schwencke

as Young Wendy Walker

Boyd Holbrook

as Teenage Ethan Miller

Norbert Leo Butz

as Pastor Bill

Bill Irwin

as Pastor Bud

Sean Mahon

as Liam Donovan

Jack Gilpin

as Dr. Dick Adams

Molly Hawkey

as Molly