Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father’s life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief.
Maya Hawke Flannery O'Connor
Laura Linney Regina O'Connor
Philip Ettinger Robert "Cal" Lowell
Rafael Casal O.E. Parker
Willa Fitzgerald Elizabeth Hardwick
Liam Neeson Father Flynn
David Towne Buzz Cut
Steve Zahn Tom T. Shiftlet
Cooper Hoffman Manley Pointer
Nikola V. Pajic Thomas
Caisey Cole Jean
Wilson Conkwright Walter
Christine Dye Duchess
LaKeta Caston Sullen Woman
George Sheanshang Claud Turpin
Alessandro Nivola John Selby
Matthew Kimbrough Doctor Block
Demetrius T. Wheeler Emmanuel
Mehmet Can Aksoy Jesus
Daniel R. Hill Tattoo Artist
Jan Falk Mrs. Freeman
Connor Lysholm Ping Pong Opponent
Owen Phillips Diner Boy
Chaney Morrow Scoundrel
Amelya Hensley Marriage License Woman
Vincent D'Onofrio Sheriff
Kevin Downes Fighting Couple Man
Brittany Gillstrap Piano Player
Father Matthew Hardesty Priest
Levon Hawke Convict
Joseph Perkins One Armed Man
Bill Lobley Trailer VO
Ty Jones Additional VO
Jessie Clark Church Choir
Christianne Maserson Church Choir
Mary Parkinson Church Choir
Regina Pimental Church Choir
Jacob Watson Bus Passenger
Gabrielle Faith Brown Party Goer (uncredited)
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Maya HawkeFlannery O'Connor -
Laura LinneyRegina O'Connor -
Philip EttingerRobert "Cal" Lowell -
Rafael CasalO.E. Parker -
Willa FitzgeraldElizabeth Hardwick -
Liam NeesonFather Flynn - David TowneBuzz Cut
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Steve ZahnTom T. Shiftlet -
Cooper HoffmanManley Pointer - Nikola V. PajicThomas
- Caisey ColeJean
- Wilson ConkwrightWalter
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Christine DyeDuchess -
LaKeta CastonSullen Woman - George SheanshangClaud Turpin
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Alessandro NivolaJohn Selby -
Matthew KimbroughDoctor Block - Demetrius T. WheelerEmmanuel
- Mehmet Can AksoyJesus
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Daniel R. HillTattoo Artist -
Jan FalkMrs. Freeman - Connor LysholmPing Pong Opponent
- Owen PhillipsDiner Boy
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Chaney MorrowScoundrel - Amelya HensleyMarriage License Woman
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Vincent D'OnofrioSheriff -
Kevin DownesFighting Couple Man - Brittany GillstrapPiano Player
- Father Matthew HardestyPriest
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Levon HawkeConvict - Joseph PerkinsOne Armed Man
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Bill LobleyTrailer VO -
Ty JonesAdditional VO - Jessie ClarkChurch Choir
- Christianne MasersonChurch Choir
- Mary ParkinsonChurch Choir
- Regina PimentalChurch Choir
- Jacob WatsonBus Passenger
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Gabrielle Faith BrownParty Goer (uncredited)