
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.

as Flannery O'Connor

as Regina O'Connor

as Robert 'Cal' Lowell

as O.E. Parker

as Elizabeth Hardwick

as Father Flynn

as Buzz Cut

as Tom T. Shiftlet

as Manley Pointer

as Thomas

as Jean

as Walter

as Duchess

as Sullen Woman

as Claud Turpin

as John Selby

as Doctor Block

as Emmanuel

as Jesus

as Tattoo Artist

as Mrs. Freeman

as Ping Pong Opponent

as Diner Boy

as Scoundrel

as Marriage License Woman

as Sheriff

as Fighting Couple Man

as Piano Player

as Priest

as Convict

as One Armed Man

as Trailer VO

as Additional VO

as Church Choir

as Church Choir

as Church Choir

as Church Choir

as Bus Passenger

as Party Goer (uncredited)