The Testament of Ann Lee

Best Actress Award, Golden Globes 2025 

Original language: English

Subtitles: Romanian

Directed by: Mona Fastvold 

Country: USA

Year of production: 2025

Length: 137 minutes

Genre: biography, drama

Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, is proclaimed as the female Christ by her followers. This film depicts her establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers' worship through song and dance, based on real events. 

Credits

Director – Mona Fastvold

Screenplay – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold

Producers – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Joshua Horsfield, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Andrew Morrison, Viktória Petrányi, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska

Cinematography – William Rexer

Editor – Sofía Subercaseaux

Composer – Daniel Blumberg 

Cast

Amanda Seyfried

Thomasin McKenzie

Matthew Beard

Lewis Pullman

Christopher Abbott