Machine Gun Preacher tells the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds his unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in war-torn Sudan.
Note to producers: If you want your torn-from-true-life tale of a violent ex-criminal turned spiritually awakened savior of children to be taken seriously, it might not be the best idea to call your movie “Machine Gun Preacher,” cast Gerard Butler in the title role of a self-described Pennsylvania hillbilly and promote the film with a poster featuring a buff, bearded Butler in T-shirt, a.
In popular culture. In 2011, Relativity Media released a biopic about Childers entitled Machine Gun Preacher, which was based on Childers' book Another Man's War.The film was written by Jason Keller and directed by Marc Forster.The cast featured Gerard Butler in the title role, Michelle Monaghan as Childers' wife Lynn, and Michael Shannon as his best friend Donnie.
This movie is a real surprise. You honestly don’t know what to expect going in for this movie. The strange title and poster with Butler wielding a machine gun (you tend to overlook the African child on his other side) bring to mind some senseless, violent film, maybe post-apocalyptic, maybe sci-fi, who knows what, but we’re certain there will be lots of blood and gore.
