![]() Luisa and Alex go door-knocking amongst the local Urdu-speaking population to spread their faith. Alex hesitates to give her the medical directive card. Alex's doctor tries to convince her to change her mind with the reassurance that nobody would need to know. As a result of her religious beliefs, she would not be able to accept a blood transfusion in a medical emergency. Alex suffers from a medical condition that causes anemia. Alex, who works as a gardener, has just turned eighteen and her older sister attends college. Alex and Luisa are also members of the faith. Jehovah's Witness Ivanna Whitling lives with her two adult daughters, Alex and Luisa, in Oldham. The film explores guilt, love, faith as well as the interpersonal issues resulting from indoctrination and the authoritarian setting of the group. Two sisters are brought up in a tightly knit group of Jehovah's Witnesses in Oldham. ![]() Kokotajlo was nominated at the 2019 BAFTAs for the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Apostasy is a 2017 British drama film about Jehovah's Witnesses directed by Daniel Kokotajlo.
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