Higher Ground

Release date: 2011-08-26
Runtime: 109
Country: United States of America
Budget: $2,000,000

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.

Director: Vera Farmiga

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Cast: Vera Farmiga, Donna Murphy, Dagmara Dominczyk, John Hawkes, Joshua Leonard, Nina Arianda, Taissa Farmiga, Taylor Schwencke, Boyd Holbrook, Norbert Leo Butz