Sanctified

2022

Action / Drama / Western

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 76%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 76%
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 364 364

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Plot summary

An outlaw is rescued from death by a nun who is traveling through the Badlands. She nurses him back to health in exchange for him guiding her to a Church in Williston. A deep friendship develops between these two unlikely people as they learn to work together to survive their dangerous journey.

Director

Nickolaus Swedlund Photo
Nickolaus Swedlund

Top cast

Mack Schroer Photo
Mack Schroer as Outlaw
Liam Dorman Photo
Liam Dorman as Outlaw
Jayson Jones Photo
Jayson Jones as Outlaw
Jerry Nelson Photo
Jerry Nelson as Outlaw
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819.81 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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1.49 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Wuchakk 7 / 10

"The world is a kingdom of pain and suffering"

In the Badlands of North Dakota, 1890, a nun (Tiffany Cornwell) helps a wounded outlaw (Daniel Bielinski) and uses him to find a remote church facility, but the man's former boss, an arrogant sadist, doesn't take kindly to this (Andrew E. Wheeler)."Sanctified" (2022) takes the basic premise of "Two Mules for Sister Sara" and mixes it with the gritty realism of life on the prairie in the Old West of "Bad Company" (1972). It's a morality tale that examines the toughest questions of life, such as 'Is there a God?' and 'If there is a God, why does he allow people to brutally suffer in a godforsaken world?'It pulls no punches and is reminiscent of "The Proposition" in some ways.It runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot in Medora in west-central North Dakota.GRADE: B.
Reviewed by grybar 4 / 10

Shoots and misses

Two major problems. First, the writing attempts to be profound but the dialogue leaves the impression that the characters are talking nonsense in their sleep. It's left to the audience to try to assemble some sort of message or moral from the random strings of phrases. Second, the characters seem based in inscrutability and fail to make contact with one another or with the audience. Weston's character arc is abrupt and unmotivated. Hildegard is so inconsistent that her character looses traction. The reveal of the McGuffin -- the monstrance -- falls flat. This is another "modern" western seeking meaning in the bleak. While the mileau may have been rooted in realism, the characters were not. Good scenics of North Dakota, though.
Reviewed by redban02 6 / 10

It's alright

Not a bad movie, overall: the scenery is nice, the costumes look authentic and western, the acting and dialogue are done well, and the protagonists are likable, particularly the nun. The movie also has some intense scenes without getting gory. For those reasons alone, this movie can be worth it, especially if you're a big fan of Western movies.The plot keeps this movie from reaching the next level from decent to excellent though. The movie is predictable, with a basic underlying premise of a hardened cowboy who expectedly softens up because of a kind-hearted nun. Some scenes feel so awkward and random, such as this one instance where a Native American guy interrupts their bonfire. And I don't quite grasp the relationship between the main protagonist Westin and the villain. Infact, about 75% through the film, we see a female villain all of a suddenDecent movie. But not great.
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