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First Reformed

Now Michael, I can promise you that whatever despair you feel about bringing a child into...

Reverend Ernst Toller: Now Michael, I can promise you that whatever despair you feel about bringing a child into this world cannot equal the despair of taking a child from it

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Now Michael I can promise you
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that whatever despair you feel
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about bringing a child into this world
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cannot equal the despair of taking a child from it
Duration
15 seconds
Views
890
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:08
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Production
Arclight Films,Omeira Studio Partners,Killer Films,Fibonacci Films,Big Indie Pictures

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Movie Summary

A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.

Actors

Ethan Hawke
Toller
Ethan Hawke
Hey, what... What was his, his name? Your son? - First Reformed 00:05
Hey, what... What was his, his name? Your son?
The boy thrown down the well - First Reformed 00:20
The boy thrown down the well
Courage is the solution to despair - First Reformed 00:33
Courage is the solution to despair
Are you a drinking man Reverend - First Reformed 00:05
Are you a drinking man Reverend
Can God forgive us - First Reformed 00:09
Can God forgive us
But we can choose - First Reformed 00:06
But we can choose
I went over everything that was said, - First Reformed 00:32
I went over everything that was said,
Despair is a development of pride so great - First Reformed 00:14
Despair is a development of pride so great
Who am I to talk about pride - First Reformed 00:03
Who am I to talk about pride
Well, to begin, the church was constructed in 1767 - First Reformed 00:08
Well, to begin, the church was constructed in 1767
First Reformed took seven years to build. - First Reformed 00:04
First Reformed took seven years to build.
Uh, Effie here, her tombstone dates back to 1787. - First Reformed 00:04
Uh, Effie here, her tombstone dates back to 1787.
The church was partially rebuilt - First Reformed 00:06
The church was partially rebuilt
This section remains preserved. - First Reformed 00:04
This section remains preserved.
If you look closely behind the Continental Army Flag, - First Reformed 00:11
If you look closely behind the Continental Army Flag,
In two months we're celebrating - First Reformed 00:05
In two months we're celebrating
Here is an example of some of the church's chinaware - First Reformed 00:06
Here is an example of some of the church's chinaware
And here, this is the original key - First Reformed 00:05
And here, this is the original key
And in that cabinet we have, um, - First Reformed 00:05
And in that cabinet we have, um,
We have mugs, caps, postcards, key chains, pens, t-shirts. - First Reformed 00:06
We have mugs, caps, postcards, key chains, pens, t-shirts.