The read
A Balasaur Score of 54 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 28%, Metacritic 43/100. Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnapped and pressed into duty as soldiers.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Metacritic43/100
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do.
1,164 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc ForsterDirector
- Asche & SpencerOriginal Music Composer
- Thad SpencerOriginal Music Composer
- Jason KellerWriter
Cast
- Gerard ButlerSam Childers
- Michelle MonaghanLynn
- Kathy BakerDaisy
- Richard GoteriGun Shop Owner
- Peter CareyBill Wallace
- Barbara CovenShannon Wallace
- Michael ShannonDonnie
- Ryann CamposPaige #1
- Madeline CarrollPaige #2
- Mandalynn CarlsonPaige's Friend
- Souléymane Sy SavanéDeng
- Abena AyivorBetty
Stills
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Themes
africaredemptionsudanbased on true storybikerbelief in godduringcreditsstingerchild soldierconversion to christianitywhite saviorchildren in dangerbased on real person