Machine Gun Preacher
“Hope is the greatest weapon of all”
The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnapped and pressed into duty as soldiers.
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Cast
33 people
Gerard Butler
Sam Childers
Known for
300
How to Train Your Dragon
Michelle Monaghan
Lynn
Known for
Source Code
Pixels
Kathy Baker
Daisy
Known for
Edward Scissorhands
The Age of Adaline
Richard Goteri
Gun Shop Owner / Pawn Shop Owner
Known for
Stone
Krampus: The Christmas Devil
Peter Carey
Bill Wallace
Known for
Smooch
Barbara Coven
Shannon Wallace
Also in
Whip It
Michael Shannon
Donnie
Known for
The Shape of Water
Man of Steel
Ryann Campos
Paige #1
No other roles listed
Madeline Carroll
Paige #2
Known for
Flipped
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mandalynn Carlson
Paige's Friend
Also in
A Horse Tale
Small Town Santa
Souléymane Sy Savané
Deng
Known for
Goodbye Solo
Keep the Lights On
Abena Ayivor
Betty
Known for
Black Earth Rising
The Dinosaur Project
Marc Forster Director · Jason Keller Writer Asche & Spencer Composer
Worldwide gross $3.3M · Budget $30M · United States release September 23, 2011
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,338,690
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Virgin Produced
Production
Relativity Media
Production · Studio
Mpower Pictures
Production
Apparatus Productions
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GG Filmz
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1984 Private Defense Contractors
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ITS Capital
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Merlina Entertainment
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MGP Productions
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Moonlighting Films
Production
Safady Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
Brazil · September 23, 2011
Theatrical
United States · September 23, 2011
Limited theatrical
Australia
November 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Canada
September 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 20, 2012 · Theatrical
France
January 2, 2013 · Physical
Germany
August 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
November 3, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 29, 2011 · Digital
Ireland
November 2, 2011 · Digital
Poland
December 9, 2011 · Digital
Portugal
December 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 5, 2012 · Theatrical · English
June 27, 2014 · TV · Slovak · JOJ
South Korea
January 10, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 18, 2011 · Theatrical
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