''Doubting Thomas'' is a 2018 American drama film directed by Will McFadden, starring McFadden, Sarah Butler,

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, Robert Belushi, Zach Cregger, James Morrison and

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Plot

A Black baby is born to a white couple. The insensitive comments and a busybody co-worker add to the progression of stress on the couple. The swirl of perceptions about race raises suspicions, threatens relationships, and also extracts a secret.

Cast

* Will McFadden as Tom * Sarah Butler as Jen *

as Ron * Robert Belushi as Alex * Zach Cregger as Graham * James Morrison as Bill *

as Kate * Kendall Chappell as Megan * Shaun O'Hagan as Mike Wilford * Hustle as Daryl * Byron Wallace as Byron * Myke Wright as Walt * Phil Parmet as Albright * Alicia Blasingame as Kendall * Chuma Gault as Officer Henderson * Cosmo Jordan as baby

Release

The film was released on 11 October 2019.

Reception

John Defore of ''

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'' wrote that while the script is "uneven", the film is "open-ended enough to acknowledge that the remedies for unacknowledged prejudice are neither easy nor clearly identified." Bobby LePire of ''

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'' gave the film a score of 10/10 and wrote that the "acting is stellar, the writing is honest, and what it says about race, perception, and your true self is sincere." Carlos Aguilar of the ''

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'' called the film a "mostly hackneyed lesson on racial biases desperately stumbling to appear provocative."

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, doubting_thomas_2019, Doubting Thomas American drama films 2018 drama films 2018 films