First Reformed Movie Storyline. Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. Once a stop on the Underground Railroad, the church is now a tourist attraction catering to a dwindling congregation, eclipsed by its nearby parent church, Abundant Life, with its state-of-the-art facilities and 5,000-strong flock.
When a pregnant parishioner (Amanda Seyfried) asks Reverend Toller to counsel her husband, a radical environmentalist, the clergyman finds himself plunged into his own tormented past, and equally despairing future, until he finds redemption in an act of grandiose violence. From writer-director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver; American Gigolo; Affliction) comes a gripping thriller about a crisis of faith that is at once personal, political, and planetary.
First Reformed is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader. It stars Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, and Cedric the Entertainer (credited as Cedric Kyles), and follows a Protestant minister faced with questions of faith and morality while serving as pastor of a dwindling historical church.
First Reformed (2018)
Directed by: Paul Schrader
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer, Victoria Hill, Philip Ettinger, Michael Gaston, Kristin Villanueva, Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz, Sue Jean Kim, Gary Lee Mahmoud
Screenplay by: Paul Schrader
Production Design by: Grace Yun
Cinematography by: Alexander Dynan
Film Editing by: Benjamin Rodriguez Jr.
Costume Design by: Olga Mill
Set Decoration by: Nadya Gurevich
Art Direction by: Raphael Sorcio
Music by: Brian Williams
MPAA Rating: R for some disturbing violent images.
Distributed by: A24 Films
Release Date: May 18, 2018
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