The Least of These: The Graham Staines Story

Powerful story of love, commitment, sacrifice and forgiveness. A film that all should see.

What is an interesting true story was spoilt by painfully wooden acting and some really cheesy dialogue. The quality of filming is good, but it just isn't well written and the inter-personal level. The main actor (Graham) seems completely miss-cast. He comes across as condescending and out of touch with his Christian faith. Whilst helping people medically he has the charisma and warmth of a deep sea halibut, and a distinct tendency to sneer. Not really any likeable characters in the film, but nevertheless an important story. I wish it had had a different cast (all of them except maybe the journalists wife) a different dialogue writer and a different director. Maybe then it would have been a good film. Poor camera man was carrying the whole film.

A deeply provocative and disturbing issue of 'religious conversion' and a brutal and barbaric hate crime that followed, forms the story of this social drama. Yep it is well worth watching. James Welch Henderson Arkansas 6/6/21.

The acting was just so bad...the main actor in the film is OK...and Baldwin...well hes OK compared to the rest...but overall the acting just diminishes the potential of the film. Like I said great story...just bad acting.

I'm very impressed that there's a high ratio of user reviews compared to votes. Over 200 user reviews and over 700 user votes. I don't think there are many movies with such a high ratio. Aneesh Daniel directed The Least of These: The Graham Staines Story, and it was written by Andrew E. Matthew. The Graham Staines story is one of Christian courage amidst fanaticism in India, which speaks volumes with the current administration there. Perhaps there can be a sequel that deals with the fanatics convicted of the murder of Graham Staines and his two sons. Stephen Baldwin, a Christian actor who gained fame in The Usual Suspects, plays Graham Staines with a quasi-Australian accent. Bollywood superstar Sharman Joshi plays fledgling journalist Manav, and Shari Rigby plays Gladys Staines.