
Plot
Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father’s life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief.
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Cast

Maya Hawke
Flannery O'Connor

Laura Linney
Regina O'Connor

Philip Ettinger
Robert "Cal" Lowell

Rafael Casal
O.E. Parker

Willa Fitzgerald
Elizabeth Hardwick

Liam Neeson
Father Flynn

David Towne
Buzz Cut

Steve Zahn
Tom T. Shiftlet

Cooper Hoffman
Manley Pointer

Nikola V. Pajic
Thomas

Caisey Cole
Jean

Wilson Conkwright
Walter

Christine Dye
Duchess

LaKeta Caston
Sullen Woman

George Sheanshang
Claud Turpin

Alessandro Nivola
John Selby

Matthew Kimbrough
Doctor Block

Demetrius T. Wheeler
Emmanuel

Mehmet Can Aksoy
Jesus

Daniel R. Hill
Tattoo Artist

Jan Falk
Mrs. Freeman

Connor Lysholm
Ping Pong Opponent

Owen Phillips
Diner Boy

Chaney Morrow
Scoundrel

Amelya Hensley
Marriage License Woman

Vincent D'Onofrio
Sheriff

Kevin Downes
Fighting Couple Man

Brittany Gillstrap
Piano Player

Father Matthew Hardesty
Priest

Levon Hawke
Convict

Joseph Perkins
One Armed Man

Bill Lobley
Trailer VO

Ty Jones
Additional VO

Jessie Clark
Church Choir

Christianne Maserson
Church Choir

Mary Parkinson
Church Choir

Regina Pimental
Church Choir

Jacob Watson
Bus Passenger (uncredited)