Indivisible is a 2018 American Christian war drama film directed by David G. Evans, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cheryl McKay Price and Peter White. Starring Sarah Drew, Justin Bruening, Tia Mowry and Eric Close, the film is based on the true story of Darren Turner, a United States Army chaplain who struggles to balance his faith and the Iraq War. It was released in the United States on October 26, 2018 by Pure Flix, and received mixed reviews from critics.
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Cast
Justin Bruening as Darren Turner, an Army chaplain
Sarah Drew as Heather Turner, Darren's wife
Eddie Kaulukukui as Sgt. Carter
Eric Close as Ltc. Jacobsen
Tia Mowry as Tonya Lewis, Michael's wife
Jason Winston George as Michael Lewis
Madeline Carroll as Amanda Bradley
Michael O'Neill as Chaplain Rogers
Skye P. Marshall as Sgt. Shonda Peterson
Tanner Stine as Lance Bradley
Production
The film shot over the course of 32 days in Memphis, Tennessee, with the Iraq scenes being filmed near Santa Clarita, California, ending in June 2017.
Release
Indivisible premiered on October 5, 2018 at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 26, 2018.
Box office
In the United States and Canada, Indivisible was released alongside Hunter Killer and Johnny English Strikes Again, and was projected to gross around $3 million from 830 theaters in its opening weekend. It ended up debuting to $1.5 million, finishing #13 at the box-office.
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an 82% positive score.