Are you interested in learning more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
A24’s BC-filmed playful thriller Heretic, starring Hugh Grant as the Heretic and Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East as Mormon missionaries, gets its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Described as deliciously dark and frequently hilarious, this religious horror film from A Quiet Place screenwriters Scott Beck and Bryan Wood follows two Mormon missionaries who visit an eccentric man’s house with the intention of converting him, unaware the man has set a trap for them.
I won’t keep you if you wish to leave. But I want you to choose which door to go through, based on your faith.
Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher ) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East) are cheerfully going about their mission to spread good news about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Working down a list of doors to knock on, they arrive at the quiet suburban house of Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), who seems not only polite and hospitable but also genuinely fascinated by the history and teachings of Mormonism.
In fact, Mr. Reed is quite knowledgeable about all the world’s major religions and is eager to discuss them. Perhaps too eager. With the rain coming down outside, the setting is utterly cozy. The only thing that could spoil it would be if Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton wanted to leave.
Heretic filmed mainly on sound stages at the Pitt Meadows airport last Fall in the closing weeks of the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) strike, with a guild-approved interim agreement.
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Heretic:
Writer/Directors: Scott Beck, Bryan Wood
Filming dates: October 03 2023 – November 16 2023.
Cast: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East.
Filming in B.C.
Heretic shot on sound stages at the Pitt Meadows airport and on location.
At the St. James Anglican Church in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside.
The A24 movie goes wide on November 15th..