Amanda Seyfried ‘s sweeping musical drama “ The Testament of Ann Lee ” has found distribution after its Venice film festival premiere, where it was embraced with a rousing 15-minute standing ovation . Searchlight Pictures has acquired rights for North America and most international territories with plans to release the movie theatrically in 2025.

Directed by Mona Fastvold, “The Testament of Ann Lee” follows Seyfried as the title character, the founding leader of the Shakers, a radical religious moment that began in the late 1700s. Lee, one of the few female religious leaders of the 18th century, and her followers were known for worshipping through ecstatic song and movement. Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Stacy Martin, Tim Blake Nelson, Christopher Abbott and Matthew Beard also

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