A young woman's epic quest for survival, starring dakota fanning and guy pearce a western thriller. In a pioneer community of dutch settlers in a frontier outpost of the old west, liz is a mute woman with a little girl of her own, married to a decent older man and stepmother to his headstrong son. She is much admired for her skills as a midwife. But liz is terrified when a new hellfire preacher comes into town to take up his job in the pulpit the gaunt, charismatic and scarred reverend, played menacingly by guy pearce. What the press said guy pearce is outrageously operatic in grisly and gripping western. Despite its very indulgent length, it never bores. Guardian dakota fanning in blood and thunder western that pulls no punches telegraph   release date 19 feb 2018no. Discs 1 dvdcert tbcrunning time 2 hrs 29