Indivisible (2018 film)

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Indivisible
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid G. Evans
Written by
Produced by
  • Darren Moorman
  • Justin Tolley
Starring
CinematographyBob Scott
Edited byJeff Canavan
Music byPaul Mills
Production
companies
Distributed byPure Flix
Release dates
  • October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)(Orpheum Theatre)
  • October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)(United States)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.7 million [1]
Box office$3.6 million [2]

Indivisible is a 2018 American Christian war drama film directed by David G. Evans, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cheryl McKay Price and Peter White. Starring Sarah Drew, Justin Bruening, Tia Mowry and Eric Close, the film is based on the true story of Darren Turner, a United States Army chaplain who struggles to balance his faith and the Iraq War. It was released in the United States on October 26, 2018 by Pure Flix, and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.

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Indivisible Plot

Cast

Production

The film shot over the course of 32 days in Memphis, Tennessee, with the Iraq scenes being filmed near Santa Clarita, California, ending in June 2017. [3]

Release

Indivisible premiered on October 5, 2018 at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 26, 2018. [4]

Box office

In the United States and Canada, Indivisible was released alongside Hunter Killer and Johnny English Strikes Again , and was projected to gross around $3 million from 830 theaters in its opening weekend. [5] It ended up debuting to $1.5 million, [6] finishing #13 at the box-office. [7] [8]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 74% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. [9] On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [10] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an 82% positive score. [8]

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