“Is God Is” is an R-rated suspense revenge thriller that adapts playwright Aleshea Harris’s story for the screen. The film centers on twins Racine and Anaia, played by Kara Young and Mallori Johnson, who still carry scars from a house fire that nearly killed them when they were children. The blaze led to foster care and years of isolation and stigma. Their lives shift when a letter reaches them from their mother, Ruby (Vivica A. Fox), whom they believe died in the fire. Ruby is now in poor health after surviving severe injuries and explains that the fire was not an accident but the result of domestic violence perpetrated by their father. She asks her daughters to kill him—presented as “real dead”—to avenge what he did. As the sisters deal with their differing temperaments and trauma, Racine becomes more eager to take action while Anaia hesitates. Directed as a tense, character-driven journey, the film depicts their pursuit of closure and revenge, with performances from Young, Johnson, A. Fox, and Sterling K. Brown anchoring the story.
‘Is God Is’ film adaptation follows twin sisters seeking revenge on abusive father
“Is God Is” is an R-rated suspense revenge thriller that adapts playwright Aleshea Harris’s story for the screen. The film centers on twins Racine and Anaia, played by Kara Young and Mallori Johnson,...
- The film follows twin sisters, Racine and Anaia, played by Kara Young and Mallori Johnson, who seek revenge.
- Their backstory includes a childhood house fire that left them injured and in foster care.
- Their mother, Ruby (Vivica A. Fox), survives the fire and reveals it was caused by domestic violence from their father.
- Ruby urges her daughters to kill their abusive father (Sterling K. Brown).
- The production is described by multiple outlets as a suspenseful, R-rated revenge thriller and Harris’s film debut.
Led by a strong cast that includes Kara Young, Mallori Johnson and Sterling K. Brown, the debut film of playwright Aleshea Harris marks a significant arrival.
3 months agoKara Young and Mallori Johnson play twins bent on revenge in the playwright Aleshea Harris’s powerhouse film debut.
3 months agoThere are echoes of both Kill Bill and Thelma and Louise in Aleshea Harris’s sharply told tale of sisters heading to kill their fatherAn R-rated suspense thriller, Is God Is, also follows in the tradition of female buddy movies like Thelma & Louise. Kara Young and Mallori Johnson star as Racine and Anaia, young adult twins who still bear the physical and emotional scars of a house fire that nearly consumed them as girls. The blaze sent them into the foster care system and condemned them to a lifetime of stares, derision and pity – leaving them isolated, self-reliant and deeply embittered.Their isolation is broken when a letter arrives from their mother, Ruby (Vivica A Fox), whom they had presumed dead in the fire but who is now nearing death from the far graver injuries she suffered in the inferno. Reunited at her bedside, Ruby reveals that the fire was an act of domestic violence committed by their father (Sterling K Brown) and asks her daughters to avenge her. “Make your daddy dead,” Ruby instructs them. “Real dead.” Anaia, the shy, “ugly” younger twin, recoils from the request; Racine, the fearless and more conventionally “beautiful” sister, embraces it eagerly, setting them on a Kill Bill-style quest for closure. Continue reading...
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