Backsliders
While cheating ministers seem to be newsworthy, film makers have purposely avoided nipping at the juiciest piece of gossip in the black church. Backsliders exposes what congregations whisper about secretly while praying it doesn't get aired publicly, the pastor's indiscretions. Backsliders pits a mega-church minister against his principles and the self-professed gold digger he can't refuse. This story charges headlong down a treacherous path when the wages of sin come due, the minister's moment of clarity arrives too late and the life he once knew won't stop tumbling out of control until a body drops. Backsliders, where unruly circumstances break loose from the lies that bound them and no one gets away unscathed.
- Runtime
- 25m
- Released
- 2012
Details
Release year: 2012
Storyline
While cheating ministers seem to be newsworthy, film makers have purposely avoided nipping at the juiciest piece of gossip in the black church. Backsliders exposes what congregations whisper about secretly while praying it doesn't get aired publicly, the pastor's indiscretions. Backsliders pits a mega-church minister against his principles and the self-professed gold digger he can't refuse. This story charges headlong down a treacherous path when the wages of sin come due, the minister's moment of clarity arrives too late and the life he once knew won't stop tumbling out of control until a body drops. Backsliders, where unruly circumstances break loose from the lies that bound them and no one gets away unscathed.
Top credits
- Anthony Fort — Prison guard
- Gin Blanton — Dior
- Celeste Collins — Tangie Green
- Brandon Craig — Dooney Wicker