The Firing Squad
2024 · Movie · PG-13 · 96 min · ★ 5.8
Inspired by real events, three Christian prisoners in a foreign country face the threat of execution while wrestling with guilt, mercy, and hope. As their faith deepens behind bars, their calm resolve and unexpected joy begin to affect the people around them in surprising ways.
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-08-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 96 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (14 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a faith-forward, emotionally heavy true-story drama about redemption under extreme pressure, similar to Captive; Not for you if you’re sensitive to overt religious messaging or want gritty realism and constant suspense.
Pros: uplifting faith message; emotional true-story hook; thought-provoking themes | Cons: uneven acting; low-budget look; tension feels muted
Themes
- prison
- faith
- third world
- based on true story
- jail
- firing squad
- religious persecution
- christian
- christian faith
- victim complex
Cast & crew
- JB
James Barrington
as Peter Lone
Kevin Sorbo
as Pastor Lynbrook
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Samuel Wilson
- TA
Tupua Ainu'u
as Captain Tanu
Eric Roberts
as Adam Markman
Edmund Kwan
as Liu Fat
- AC
Alexander Cruzet
as Missionary
Darren Cruz
as Prosecutor Setiawan
- CS
Christian Segura
as Eddie Salmagian
- JN
Jonathan Nagy
as John Thornton
Directed by Timothy A. Chey