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Machine Gun Preacher is the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. Gerard Butler (300) delivers a searing performance as Childers, the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization in Golden Globe-nominated director Marc Forster's (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland) moving story of violence and redemption.
When ex-biker-gang member Sam Childers (Butler) makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war, he is outraged by the unspeakable horrors faced by the region's vulnerable populace, especially the children. Ignoring the warnings of more experienced aide workers, Sam breaks ground for an orphanage where it's most needed-in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a renegade militia that forces youngsters to become soldiers before they even reach their teens.
But for Sam, it is not enough to shelter the LRA's intended victims. Determined to save as many as possible, he leads armed missions deep into enemy territory to retrieve kidnapped children, restoring peace to their lives - and eventually his own. The explosive, real-life tale of a man who has rescued over a thousand orphans from starvation, disease and enslavement, Machine Gun Preacher also stars Michelle Monaghan (Due Date), Kathy Baker (Cold Mountain), Madeline Carroll (Mr. Popper's Penguins), Academy Award® nominated Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) and Souleymane Sy Savane ("Damages").
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Gerard Butler has his best role to date playing real life person Sam Childers, a down and out in America who is hooked on drugs and involved in dealing them. Things come to a head when he ends up brutally stabbing a hitchhiker who tries to attack him and his friend, and dumping his body on the side of the road. He looks to his wife, a born again Christian for help and his life evolves in more ways than one....
In a very realistic portrayal of the crisis in Sudan, understandably this is a heartbreaking film especially because the barbarism still continues today, however Gerard Butler's character breaks that up with his inspirational speeches and drive. He reinforces that sense of urgency about not sitting in some board room talking, but about 'taking action'.
All in all, a must see film!
In a very realistic portrayal of the crisis in Sudan, understandably this is a heartbreaking film especially because the barbarism still continues today, however Gerard Butler's character breaks that up with his inspirational speeches and drive. He reinforces that sense of urgency about not sitting in some board room talking, but about 'taking action'.
All in all, a must see film!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This is a must see movie. An unbelievable story of one person's struggle to help children in South Sudan who were being taken from their homes and brutalized, turned into (unwilling) soldiers, abused beyond our imagination.
Gerard Butler is giving an outstanding performance as Sam Childers.
You might also want to read the book "Sam Childers Another Man's War"
Gerard Butler is giving an outstanding performance as Sam Childers.
You might also want to read the book "Sam Childers Another Man's War"
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This really is a must see film for the outstanding performance by Gerard Butler in this role. It is such a shame that it didn't get more publicity and a wider release at the time, and how Mr Butler didn't get nominated for any awards for his performance as Sam Childers is beyond me.
Gerry totally becomes the character of Childers to the point you completely forget you are watching Gerard Butler. Acting at it's finest and not a hint of a Scottish accent!
Good supporting performances too, especially from Michael Shannon as Childers' junkie friend.
A heartbreaking story that deserves to be seen by all.
Gerry totally becomes the character of Childers to the point you completely forget you are watching Gerard Butler. Acting at it's finest and not a hint of a Scottish accent!
Good supporting performances too, especially from Michael Shannon as Childers' junkie friend.
A heartbreaking story that deserves to be seen by all.
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An heroic sinner
Let's be clear about one thing- Sam Childers the man played by Gerard Butler is not a good man. He's a violent foul mouthed ex drug addict, ex wife beater, ex con who rediscovered... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lady K
Not great but watchable
Gerald Butler plays Sam Childers a drug taking trailer park convict, who has a christian wife (Michelle Monaghan)trying to keep him on the straight and narrow. Read more
Published 1 month ago by chelios1981
A watchable film
Hopefully the film exaggerated Childers at times unhinged behaviour. The film portrayed Childers as a man that walks a very fine line and at times falls off it and goes berserk. Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Waller
Not your average preacher man
Gerard Butler stars in this action biopic based on the life of Sam Childers (b. 1962) a drug-using biker who found God and went on to rescue Sudanese children who were coerced into... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Valerie J.
Salvation's Wolf
The title of this film is plain bad and completely diminishes the film's true value. I would have called it something like Salvation's Wolf. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Denton
Decent enough
If you want a film that is different to the norm then you might want to watch this title staring Gerard Butler. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
WOW!
WOW, WHAT CAN I SAY? BRILLIANT FILM, GERRARDS BEST FILM YET.
HE PLAYS THE HEROIN ADDICT PART REALLY WELL, CRAPS ON HIS WIFE, DOSNT CARE ABOUT HHIS DAUGHTER, A BIKER TYPE... Read more
HE PLAYS THE HEROIN ADDICT PART REALLY WELL, CRAPS ON HIS WIFE, DOSNT CARE ABOUT HHIS DAUGHTER, A BIKER TYPE... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Charlotte Matthews
Butler's best in a while
Machine Gun Preacher is the true story of Sam Childers, a man who on his release from prison finds his stripper-junkie wife all cleaned up and safely in the fold of God. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Morris
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