'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 ofhundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. Gerard Butler ('300') 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.

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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. The explosive, real-life tale of a man who has rescued over a thousand orphans from starvation, disease and enslavement, 'Machine Gun Preacher' also stars Michelle Monaghan 'Due Date), Kathy Baker ('Cold Mountain'), Madeline Carroll ('Mr. Popper's Penguins'), Academy Award nominated Michael Shannon ('Revolutionary Road') and Souleymane Sy Savane ("Damages")