The Reliant

The Reliant

Why do bad things happen to good people?

PG-13 2019 · 140 min · ★ 3.4 · Action, Family

Economic collapse causes widespread rioting and social unrest, leaving a lovesick 19-year-old girl struggling to care for her siblings in a stretch of woods bordered by lawless anarchy, wondering why a good God would let this happen.

Directed by Paul Munger · Written by J.P. Johnston

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