The Starling Girl
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An intimate coming-of-age drama about a young woman's forbidden attraction within a fundamentalist Christian community, exploring shame, desire, and the collision between faith and human longing.
17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church.
Essence
Ensemble
Eliza Scanlen
Jem Starling
Lewis Pullman
Owen Taylor
Wrenn Schmidt
Heidi Starling
Jimmi Simpson
Paul Starling
Claire Elizabeth Green
Rebecca Starling
Austin Abrams
Ben Taylor
Chris Dinner
Noah Starling
Paige Leigh Landers
Kelsey
Kieran Sitawi
Jeremy Starling
Jessamine Burgum
Misty Taylor
Kyle Secor
Pastor Taylor
Andrew Riley Stephens
Mike Stone
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