Apostasy (2017) on Netflix
Ivanna Whitling and her two daughters belong to a Jehovah's Witness congregation in Oldham. When Luisa becomes pregnant outside marriage, she is disfellowshipped and her family must shun her.
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Alex and Luisa Whitling live in Oldham with their mother Ivanna, and the three of them belong to the local Jehovah's Witness congregation. Alex, a gardener, has just turned eighteen and has a condition that causes anemia; her beliefs rule out a blood transfusion in an emergency. Luisa attends college. The sisters go door to door to spread their faith among Urdu-speaking Muslim residents. After a walk in the park with her family, Luisa says she is pregnant. Ivanna condemns her for having sex outside marriage with a Muslim, and Luisa is disfellowshipped. The Kingdom Hall announces that she is no longer a member, and her family and congregation must shun her. She moves out, and the elders remind Ivanna that contact with Luisa can only be what is absolutely necessary. A new elder, Steven, visits Alex at home.
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- Daniel Kokotajlo wrote and directed Apostasy after being raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and leaving the faith in his early twenties.
