Least Among Saints (2012)
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30% of critics liked it
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94% of users liked it
(297 ratings)
Returning home to a broken marriage and an uncertain future, combat veteran Anthony Hayward (Papazian) believes there is no hope for himself. Yet when a troubled ten year-old neighbor, Wade (Tristan Lake Leabu), calls out for help, Anthony cannot turn away. To the dismay of the boy's social… More Returning home to a broken marriage and an uncertain future, combat veteran Anthony Hayward (Papazian) believes there is no hope for himself. Yet when a troubled ten year-old neighbor, Wade (Tristan Lake Leabu), calls out for help, Anthony cannot turn away. To the dismay of the boy's social worker (Laura San Giacomo), Anthony sets out on a fool's quest to help this heartbroken and hard-to-reach child find his long-lost father. In the midst of this new mission - the first that seems to matter since his return - Anthony begins to come to grips with both the costs of war and the universal power of human connection. -- (C) Official Site
- Directed By
- Martin Papazian
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Oct 12, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Vitagraph Films
Critic Reviews
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Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
This quietly affecting indie film, about a Middle East war vet and the 10-year-old boy he takes under his wing, gently pulls the heartstrings while making dramatic missteps along the way.
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Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post
The results are too predictable.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Though both actors deliver performances more credible than the plot that frames them, their authenticity only highlights the script's affection for improbable coincidences and an ending even Garry Marshall might consider too pat.
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Simon Abrams, Village Voice
A film in which any authority figure who can't magically sober up and play surrogate daddy for a spell is treated as either a meddler or a well-meaning, do-nothing skeptic.
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Prairie Miller, Long Island Press
Excels in performances resonating with raw intensity and dramatic authenticity. But while earnestly inspired by the tragic circumstances facing US soldiers in war for real, the material forming the basis here is without historical context, and it shows.
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Cast
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Martin Papazlan
as Anthony Hayward
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Tristan Lake Leabu
as Wade
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Laura San Giacomo
as Jolene
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Charles S. Dutton
as George
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A.J. Cook
as Cheryl
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Audrey Marie Anderson
as Jenny
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Azura Skye
as May
- Tom Irwin
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Taylor Kinney
as Jessie
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Lombardo Boyar
as Armando
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Ronnie Gene Blevens
as Ronnie
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Lombardo Boyer
as Armando
