Movie
The Testament of Ann Lee
Overview
The extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers as the female Christ.
Details
- Release date
- 2025-12-25
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Genres
- History, Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mid March Media, Annapurna Pictures, FirstGen Content, Mizzel Media, Yintai Entertainment, Kaplan Morrison, Intake Films, Film i Väst, GötaFilm, Proton Cinema, ArtClass Films, Carte Blanche
- Country
- United States of America, United Kingdom, Sweden, Cyprus, Hungary
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Amanda Seyfried as Ann Lee
- Lewis Pullman as William Lee
- Thomasin McKenzie as Mary Partington / Narrator
- Matthew Beard as James Whittaker
- Christopher Abbott as Abraham Standerin
- Viola Prettejohn as Nancy Lee
- David Cale as John Hocknell
- Stacy Martin as Jane Wardly
- Scott Handy as James Wardley
- Jeremy Wheeler as John Townley
- Tim Blake Nelson as Pastor Reuben Wight
- Daniel Blumberg as Deacon Talmadge Bishop
Crew
- Mona Fastvold - Director
- Mona Fastvold - Writer
- Brady Corbet - Writer
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