Under the Banner of Heaven

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Gillian Berrie is a film and television producer who co-founded Sigma Films in 1996 with director David Mackenzie.Together with Mackenzie, Berrie made several award-winning shorts before producing their critically acclaimed features including Outlaw King, Starred Up, Perfect Tense, You Instead (aka Tonight You’re Mine), Hallam Foe and Last Great Wilderness. Period epic Outlaw King was the biggest ever feature film to shoot entirely in Scotland and premiered at TIFF for Netflix.Berrie’s most recent production, Tetris, starring Taron Egerton and directed by Jon S. Baird, was produced alongside Matthew Vaughn’s MARV Films for Apple. Berrie received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of West of Scotland for her contribution to film, culture and the arts in 2014.

Andrew Garfield stars as "Detective Jeb Pyre," a husband, father and devout member of the LDS Church, Pyre is a detective in a small town in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley. He is forced to examine his own faith as he uncovers disturbing details surrounding the murder of a young woman and her baby daughter.

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Sam Worthington stars as "Ron Lafferty," the eldest of the Lafferty sons, Ron has carved his own path away from his father’s business. With his wife Dianna and their children by his side, he has built a successful career in construction. But having lost his father’s pride, Ron struggles to hold onto his own.

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Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as "Brenda Wright Lafferty," a daughter of a loving LDS family and bishop Dad, the bright, ambitious Brenda left Idaho for Utah to pursue her dreams in broadcasting. Her life was forever changed when she met Allen in church, fell in love and married into the Lafferty family.

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Denise Gough stars as "Dianna Lafferty." The wife of Ron, Dianna met and fell in love with Ron during his mission in Florida. An adult convert to Mormonism, she is fiercely committed to her family and faith, and proves to be a dedicated sister-in-law to Brenda.

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Wyatt Russell stars as "Dan Lafferty." After being chosen by his father to run the family business, Dan tries to do things his own way. But Dan’s ways are rarely traditional. Despite the support of his loving wife Matilda, the weight of these new responsibilities proves to be more than he can handle.

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Billy Howle portrays "Allen Lafferty," the youngest brother of the Lafferty family and husband to Brenda, Allen struggles to come to terms with his faith after the murder of his wife and baby daughter.

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Gil Birmingham portrays "Bill Taba," a seasoned detective who spent years on the police force in Las Vegas before moving to the Salt Lake Valley. Murder investigations are nothing new to Taba. Navigating the rules and systems of the LDS Church prove to be a far greater challenge.

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Adelaide Clemens portrays "Rebecca Pyre." Wife to Jeb and mother of their two girls, Rebecca is a strong, caring woman. When a murder case takes Pyre away from his family and causes him to question his faith, she too is forced to choose between faith and family.&nbsp;

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Rory Culkin portrays "Samuel Lafferty." A middle child in the Lafferty family, Sam is dedicatedly loyal to his brothers, and with a hot temper and firm opinions, he is unyielding in his fierce protection of them.

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Seth Numrich portrays "Robin Lafferty." Devout and loyal, Robin is a strong, reliable Lafferty son and Dan’s right hand. But committed to his faith, he is forced to choose between fundamentalism and the mainstream LDS church.

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Chloe Pirrie portrays "Matilda Lafferty." A Scottish woman raising two children from a previous relationship, Matilda met Dan while he was overseas on his mission. Marrying Dan was a fresh start she felt she couldn’t attain in the Catholic faith, but now in Utah, she too often feels like an outsider.

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The mother of Jeb Pyre, "Josie Pyre," portrayed by Sandra Seacat, is a devout Mormon struggling with dementia. She lives with Jeb, her tenth and youngest child, and has a close relationship with him. But on bad days, Josie struggles with this foreign home and her daughter-in-law.

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Berrie is a film and television producer who co-founded Sigma Films in 1996 with director David Mackenzie.

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