The King

"The devil made me do it."

May 19 2006 R 1h 45m
Drama, Thriller

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?

Plot

A motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father Dave, whom he's never met. He is the pastor at a Christian community church. He 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 her seduction, while Dave examines his conscience and comes to a new conclusion. Can anyone get right with the Lord? Does the Lord hear?

Written by

Milo Addica, James Marsh

Directed by

James Marsh

Cast

Gael García Bernal, William Hurt, Laura Harring

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

ContentFilm, FilmFour

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
7,564
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
NA