Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story

"How one woman's compassion saved countless lives"

2018 1h 25m EN

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8.4

BANGER

★8.4TMDB · 7

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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On the day that Antoinette Tuff considered suicide, she realized that all of her challenges had prepared her for a purpose; to save an Atlanta school under siege from a deranged killer bent on murdering the students.

“How one woman's compassion saved countless lives”

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Cast

Toni Braxton
Antoinette Tuff
Trevor Morgan
Michael Hill
Eric Bell Jr.
Boy
Yaya DaCosta
Kendra
David Manzanares
Benito 'Benny' Medina
Jesse C. Boyd
Jim Sterling
Mell Bowser
Curtis Madison
Malik Yoba
Lt. Franklin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Writers: Laura Harrington, Stephen Kay
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall, shot by Robert LaBonge. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Henk van Eeghen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Toni Braxton and Trevor Morgan and Eric Bell Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How one woman's compassion saved countless lives".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7234698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vondie Curtis-Hall directs. Robert LaBonge behind the camera. Henk van Eeghen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall, shot by Robert LaBonge. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Henk van Eeghen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Toni Braxton and Trevor Morgan and Eric Bell Jr. carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "How one woman's compassion saved countless lives".
8IMDB entry: tt7234698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.