Synopsis
Child of God, tells the provocative story of Lester Ballad, a dispossessed, violent man, attempting to exist outside the social order. Consecutively deprived of parents and housing and driven by famished loneliness, Ballard descends literally and figuratively to the level of a cave dweller as he falls deeper into crime and degradation. Set in a small town in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee in the 1960s, Child of God is structured in three segments with each segment describing Ballad’s ever-growing isolation of from society and social mores.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $27,630 (72.8% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 1.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 8 opening theaters/8 max. theaters, 1.6 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $50,062 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,601-14,700) | 14,627 | $37,949 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 28,901-29,000) | 28,945 | $37,949 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) | 6,139 | $37,949 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) | 4,981 | $37,949 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) | 5,743 | $37,949 |
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| Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
| Google Play: | Google Play |
| Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 1st, 2014 (Limited) by Well Go USA |
| Video Release: | October 28th, 2014 by Well Go USA Video |
| MPAA Rating: | R for disturbing aberrant sexual content, nudity, language and some violence. (Rating bulletin 2326, 6/11/2014) |
| Running Time: | 104 minutes |
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| Keywords: | 1960s, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Life in a Small Town, Poverty, Hicksploitation, Voyeurism, Serial Killer, Sex Crimes, Intertitle, Homeless |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Rabbit Bandini Productions, Made in Filmland |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |