Don Verdean (2015) (original) (raw)

Biblical archaeologist Don Verdean is hired by a local church pastor to find faith-promoting relics in the Holy Land. But after a fruitless expedition he is forced to get creative in this comedy of faith and fraud.

Biblical archaeologist Don Verdean is hired by a local church pastor to find faith-promoting relics in the Holy Land. But after a fruitless expedition he is forced to get creative in this comedy of faith and fraud. (less)

Director: Jared Hess
Writers: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Jemaine Clement, Amy Ryan, Danny McBride, Leslie Bibb, Will Forte
Producers: Brandt Andersen, Jason Hatfield, Sam Rockwell

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Review by Brian Orndorf, December 11, 2015

6 / 10

After suffering the professional humiliation of having his last movie, 2009�s �Gentlemen Broncos,� endure a canceled national release due to low box office, writer/director Jared Hess finally returns to theaters with �Don Verdean.� Reconnecting to his vast reservoir of quirk, Hess (who scripts with Jerusha Hess) takes on religious charlatans with his latest release, reuniting with �Broncos� star Sam Rockwell to pants the world of make-believe miracles, mixing satire with his established interests in goofball behavior. �Don Verdean� has originality and an appreciation for snowballing incident, ...read more...

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