What’s better than doing a good deed while getting in some good quality entertainment? The homies at Virgin Mobile gave us a heads up about Gerard Butler’s new film “Machine Gun Preacher” which opened this weekend in NYC and L.A. The movie is putting a close lens on the devastation caused by the warfare and genocide in Sudan, one of the most serious international issues in recent years that hasn’t gotten nearly enough attention.
Here’s a short synopsis of this powerful film:
Machine Gun Preacher is the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. Gerard Butler delivers a searing performance as Childers, the impassioned founder of the Angels of East Africa rescue organization in Golden Globe-nominated director Marc Forster’s (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland) moving story of violence and redemption. When ex-biker-gang member Sam Childers makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war, he is outraged by the unspeakable horrors faced by the region’s vulnerable populace, especially the children. Ignoring the warnings of more experienced aide workers, Sam breaks ground for an orphanage where it’s most needed–in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a renegade militia that forces youngsters to become soldiers before they even reach their teens. But for Sam, it is not enough to shelter the LRA’s intended victims. Determined to save as many as possible, he leads armed missions deep into enemy territory to retrieve kidnapped children, restoring peace to their lives–and eventually his own.
Check out the trailer below:
In the spirit of the movie Machine Gun Preacher, which tells the true story of an American ex-con who saves the lives of hundreds of orphaned children in war-torn Sudan, Virgin Mobile is donating four water wells to help orphans in Sudan have access to clean, safe water.
Please spread the word of the Machine Gun Preacher by taking two actions:
1. Visit Virgin Mobile’s Machine Gun Preacher Page on Facebook to sign-up and pledge to see the movie. Everyone who signs up will have their name engraved on a well donated by Virgin Mobile to recognize their support of this cause.
2. Watch and share the Machine Gun Preacher trailer with friends on Facebook and Twitter.
Props to Virgin Mobile for getting involved, they made it that much easier for the rest of us to do our part!
“Machine Gun Preacher” Opened this weekend in LA and NY and is scheduled for wider release Sept. 30. See showtimes and theatres HERE
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