Movie
The Starling Girl
Overview
17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-05-12
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 2AM, Pinky Promise, Sons of Rigor Films
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Eliza Scanlen as Jem Starling
- Lewis Pullman as Owen Taylor
- Wrenn Schmidt as Heidi Starling
- Jimmi Simpson as Paul Starling
- Claire Elizabeth Green as Rebecca Starling
- Austin Abrams as Ben Taylor
- Chris Dinner as Noah Starling
- Paige Leigh Landers as Kelsey
- Kieran Sitawi as Jeremy Starling
- Jessamine Burgum as Misty Taylor
- Kyle Secor as Pastor Taylor
- Andrew Riley Stephens as Mike Stone
Crew
- Laurel Parmet - Director
- Laurel Parmet - Screenplay
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