Machine Gun Preacher tells the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds his unexpected calling as the savoir of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in war-torn Sudan. Gerard Butler (300, Coriolanous) delivers a searing performance as .. Read more
| Starring | Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon |
|---|---|
| Director | Marc Forster |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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Machine Gun Preacher tells the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds his unexpected calling as the savoir of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in war-torn Sudan. Gerard Butler (300, Coriolanous) delivers a searing performance as Childers, the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization in Golden Globe®-nominated director Marc Forsters (Monsters Ball, The Kite Runner) moving story of violence and redemption.
| Starring | Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon |
|---|---|
| Director | Marc Forster |
| Studio | ELEVATION SALES |
| Run time | LOVEFiLM Instant: 2 hrs 3 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 9 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Collections | UK top 50 weekly chart |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2011 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 19 Mar 2012 To Rent: DVD: 19 Mar 2012 |
| LOVEFiLM Instant | £3.49 |
Meet Sam Childers. He was a crack- smoking, wife-abusing, trailer-trash Hell's Angel who embraced a life of... read more on Time Out
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Machine Gun Preacher
Gerard Butler has his best role to date playing real life person Sam Childers, a down and out in America who is hooked on drugs and involved in dealing them. ... read more »
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Brilliant film to watch
This film was brilliant that its based on a true story makes you feel really connected to the film From the start the opening scene it was very sad but made you... read more »
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Give me the real man anyday - not the Hollywood version
I'm an evangelical Christian but this was a tad too in your face for me - and I'd have much rather watch the man himself in a documentary rather than a ... read more »
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Machine gun preacher
Had the potential to be rubbish.....but wasn't. It is an incredible story of self sacrifice and dedication to fight what's wrong in the world. True ... read more »
Actor Gerard Butler had a sobering experience filming new action movie Machine Gun Preacher in South Africa - two crew members were killed during the shoot. The 300 star plays a reformed drug dealer who starts an orphanage for war-torn kids in Sudan, and he admits the entire cast put their lives at risk to film on location. The Scottish actor tells the New York Post, "I'm from Glasgow, a tough city. I've been in Africa before. Kenya. We filmed in South Africa not the Sudan, which isn't safe.... Read more
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