The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Widowed mother Holly is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs.
Ratings
IMDb4.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
Metacritic59/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Justin BullWriter
- Ruth PaxtonDirector
Cast
- Sienna GuilloryHolly
- Jessica AlexanderBetsey
- Ruby StokesIsabelle
- Lindsay DuncanJune
- Kaine ZajazDominic
- Richard KeepJason
- Rina MahoneySarah
- Deka WalmsleyDoctor
- Walter van DykDentist
- Andrew SteeleClinic Manager
- Jonathan NyatiCareers Advisor
- Zak DouglasWill