Peppering dashes of humor into its brew of foreboding, the movie views the rise of an authoritarian movement through its effect on a family of unbelievers, covering a five-year period that begins in celebration and ends somewhere very different.
The ideology of the groups appears to categorize anyone not subscribing to their extremist views as infidels, whether Muslims or Christians.
—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
During the Crusades, the Inquisition, and countless pogroms, Jews were demonized as infidels who refused to abandon their faith, even under threat of death.
Why don’t religious people make similar allowances for nonbelievers?
—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, nonbelievers create humorous content, featuring videos of empty clothes draped over furniture or laid out on the street, suggesting they were abandoned by those who were raptured.
—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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