The King

The King

The devil made me do it.

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Release Date

5/5/2006

Runtime

105 mins

Genres

Overview

A motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father, whom he's never met, the pastor at a Christian community church. Pastor Dave tells Elvis to stay away and, without telling his family that Elvis is his son from a pre-conversion liaison, tells them to have nothing to do with him. But Elvis has already connected with Malerie, the pastor's 16-year old daughter. Elvis embarks on the seduction of Malerie, while Dave examines his conscience and comes to a new conclusion. Can anyone get right with the Lord? Does the Lord hear?

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A deeply uncomfortable moral descent that uses the guise of a redemption story to slowly reveal something far darker and more troubling. A film that lodges under your skin and won't let go.

Mood

UnsettlingBleakDread-soaked

Themes

FamilyFaithRedemptionIdentity

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Sexual contentSexual violenceChild endangerment

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