directed by: Paul Schrader, year: 2017
actors: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric Kyles

First Reformed is a gripping drama that explores themes of faith, despair, and redemption. The film follows Reverend Ernst Toller, a solitary and troubled priest at a small historical church in upstate New York. As he grapples with his own past and a crisis of faith, Toller becomes consumed by the plight of a radical environmentalist, leading him down a path of moral and existential reckoning. The film is a profound meditation on the state of the world and the human soul.

Existentialism, Environmentalism, Faith, Despair, Redemption, Scarcity, Nature Vs. Nurture, Character Driven Drama, Intense Realism, Art House