---
title: 'Higher Ground (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vera Farmiga'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/higher-ground-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1562568/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Higher Ground (2011)

2011 · 114 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Higher Ground is a 2011 American drama film directed by Vera Farmiga in her directorial debut. The film is an adaptation of the 2002 memoir This Dark World: A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost by Carolyn S. Briggs, who co-wrote the screenplay. The film follows Corinne Walker (Farmiga) and her vacillating relationship with Christianity. The cast also includes Joshua Leonard, John Hawkes, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, and Bill Irwin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vera Farmiga](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-farmiga)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alec Puro](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-puro)
- **Producer:** [Renn Hawkey](https://cinepixo.com/people/renn-hawkey)

## Cast

- [Ebon Moss-Bachrach](https://cinepixo.com/people/ebon-moss-bachrach)
- [Taissa Farmiga](https://cinepixo.com/people/taissa-farmiga)
- [Donna Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/donna-murphy)
- [Joshua Leonard](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshua-leonard)
- [Vera Farmiga](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-farmiga)
- [John Hawkes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hawkes)
- [Bill Irwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-irwin)
- [Norbert Leo Butz](https://cinepixo.com/people/norbert-leo-butz)
- [Boyd Holbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/boyd-holbrook)
- [Nina Arianda](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-arianda)

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