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Synopsis: In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, addicted gang biker Sam Childers is released from prison and learns that his wife Lynn is no longer a stripper but has converted to Christianity. One night, Sam and his best friend Donnie give a ride to a hitchhiker who threatens Donnie with a pocketknife; however Sam reacts and turns the tables on the stranger. Sam is affected by the incident and is convinced by Lynn and his mother Daisy to join their church, and he is baptized. Sam finds a straight job in construction. When he meets a preacher from Africa, he decides to visit the continent. Sam travels to Northern Uganda and South Sudan many times and builds an orphanage for the victims of the cruel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Further, he fights whenever necessary and becomes a legend known as The Machine Gun Preacher.
Director(s): Marc Forster
Production: Relativity Media
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
43
Rotten Tomatoes:
28%
R
Year:
2011
129 min
$400,000
Website
322 Views


kind of shoes you wearing.

[PASTOR KRAUSE]:
He breathes his

spirit into the darkness,

and He makes something good.

He sees our shadow

and He says, "Let there be light".

The point of receiving

God's word is life.

Life upon life and to

accept the blood of Jesus

that is life upon

life upon life.

- Praise be to God. Praise be to God.

- (ALL APPLAUDING)

In Mark it talks about John the Baptist,

how he went about baptizing the water.

I'm unworthy even to unlace

the thong of his sandal.

I baptize the water.

But he will baptize you

with the Holy Spirit.

Let us now proclaim

His saving Grace.

If there are sinners here

today, looking for God,

I want you to raise your hands.

Come on, raise them up high to heaven.

Raise your hands and stand up.

Come on, now. Stand up.

Receive Jesus Christ as your

light and your Saviour.

(ALL CHEERING)

Brother, I see it.

I see that look of doubt in your eye.

I know you're thinking, "I'm

just too dirty a sinner.

- "He can't forgive me".

- Yes, He can.

Yes, He can. You just knock

and be received. Come on now, stand up.

Come on home to Jesus. Yes.

Stand up. All right. All right.

Hallelujah.

We're gonna wash away our sins

in the blood of the lamb.

We're gonna baptize right now.

Come on down. Come on down right now.

Come on down.

Everybody. Come on down.

Come on down, brother and son.

Praise be to God.

We're gonna save some folks tonight.

Yes, come on down now.

Come on, Brother.

We're gonna save you now.

Come on in. Yes, I want you

to cross your arms now.

Cross your arms. Yes.

Stand right here. Okay.

Upon your confession of faith and

your obedience to the word of God,

regarding His death,

burial and resurrection.

I do indeed baptize you in the

name of our Lord Jesus Christ

for the remission of your sins.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Welcome home, Brother.

Welcome home. You're saved.

Hallelujah! Praise God.

[PAIGE]:

When we've

Been there 10,000 years

Bright shining as

The sun

We've no less days

To sing God's praise

Than when

We first begun

Sam.

Hey.

Here you go.

Thanks for the work.

Hey, you need me

to stay on, I can.

We're gonna be moving

inside next week.

I'll give you a call if something breaks.

You do good work.

Thanks.

And out of the houses

the rats came tumbling.

Brother rats, sister rats.

And husband rats followed

their little rat wives.

Till they came to

the ragin' water,

where they drowned and

lost their lives.

I don't deal bikes. You might have a

better shot if you take it over to Pitt,

or maybe down to Philly.

I gotta sell it today.

I got something in Pitt.

But you gotta have

some college for that.

Well, well, well.

I was wondering when I'd

see you again, man.

How you doing, my brother?

I'm doing.

Yeah.

I've missed you.

(CHUCKLES)

I heard you found Jesus.

Yeah, a little bit.

Hallelujah.

Hey, Jackie.

Give me a mash and a bud.

- Hey, Sam.

- Hey, Jackie.

You want something?

No. I'm good.

Uh-huh.

Hey, you know...

that old Indian didn't die that night.

What?

Yeah, saw it on the TV.

Somebody picked the poor bastard up.

Took him to the emergency room.

(LAUGHS)

Can you believe that sh*t?

God was looking out for both

of us, I suppose, then.

Here's to Him.

Yeah.

I didn't hear you pull up.

No.

I got Lynn's car.

She broke down on you?

(SAM SIGHS HEAVILY)

I sold her.

No f***ing way, man.

Should have come and seen

your old buddy first.

I know. I know.

You want a taste?

(VEHICLE APPROACHING)

(CAR DOOR SLAMMING SHUT)

I'm sorry I'm late.

Gave blood over in Pitt.

It's all I got.

[ANNOUNCER]:
We're tracking what now

looks like a tornado outbreak.

We've now confirmed

two tornadoes

that have touched down

in the Harrisburg area.

Two touched down

near Harrisburg.

Moving northeast towards Allentown,

Reading and Lancaster.

(WIND WHOOSHING)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

Paige.

- Come on, Paige, you gotta get up.

- (CLAPPING HANDS)

Wake up.

Come on, come on, come on.

Baby?

Baby, what are you doing?

(PAIGE SCREAMING)

I know.

Hey.

Stand back.

(FIRING)

(TV STATIC BUZZING)

(STORM CRASHING)

Get in.

[SAM]:
Bug.

You hear me? You hear me, bug?

We're going to play

the game, bug.

[PAIGE]:
Whale!

I'm thinking of a snail, bug.

I'm thinking of a whale.

Good job, bug. Good job.

You said whale.

I'm thinking of a pail.

You said pail.

I'm thinking of a tail.

Good job, bug. Good job.

(HAMMERING)

Sam!

Hey, Billy.

Tried ringing you, but

your phone's down.

That damn twister touched down eight

places between here and Noblesville.

Chewed up 600 homes in

Fulton County alone.

Got all the work you can

handle, if you're interested.

I'm interested.

But I'm putting my

own crew together.

We go 50-50 on the jobs.

You cover me and any

heavy machines I need.

60-40 till you pay me

back on the tools.

Then we go half and

you got a deal.

I can still see.

- [SAM:
] Keep them closed.

- What are you doing, Sam Childers?

- Ready?

- Yes.

[PAIGE]:
Yes.

Open them up.

[PAIGE]:
Where are we?

We're home, Paige.

That's ours?

Go on, check it out.

Your room's upstairs.

It's the small one.

[SAM]:
That's everything.

[LYNN]:
You get

what's in the trunk?

Yup.

(SAM PANTING)

Lord, you are filthy,

Sam Childers.

Who you calling filthy, woman?

You.

- Now you're filthier than I am.

- (LYNN LAUGHING)

Come on, give me a little shake.

Mmm-mmm.

I don't do that no more.

- Uh-huh?

- Mmm-mmm.

Not even for your old man?

(LYNN LAUGHS)

Maybe just a little bit.

There you go.

You're naughty.

Come here.

(PIANO PLAYING)

[ALL]:
There is power, power

wonder-working power

In the precious

blood of the Lamb

(ALL CHEERING)

Hallelujah.

Today we have a special guest.

It is my pleasure to present

to you Pastor Relling

from the Kilangire Christian

Mission in Uganda, Africa.

Pastor Relling.

Thank you, Pastor

Krause, and thank you,

brothers and sisters, for inviting

me into this house of the Lord.

I'm here today to talk to you about

your Christian brothers and sisters,

families just like yours, half a world

away, that desperately need your help.

Though they might

appear to be strangers,

living a life very

different from our own,

in God's eyes, every

man is a brother,

and every soul is deserving

of your Christian charity.

Don't move.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

Be cool.

What the f***, man.

What are you doing here?

I'm here for that

boy right there.

You gonna get in

the way of that?

(GROANING)

Oh, Sammy, I can't do it.

I can't. I can't.

God don't make trash, boy.

He ain't giving up on you so don't

you give up on Him, you hear me?

(DONNIE PANTING)

What was wrong with her anyway?

I don't know.

They called it thrombosis.

And she couldn't walk, she

couldn't drive any more.

But you know, I think that prayer circle

made all the difference in the world.

- And now she can get her hair done.

- That's right.

Babe, why don't you go grab

some more beans, will you?

You know, I was thinking

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