The Man Who Sued God

The Man Who Sued God

2001 · 97 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy

A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.

Directed by Mark Joffe · Written by Don Watson

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