Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation (TV Movie 2023) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • Gwen weighs herself while wrapped in a bath towel.
  • Gwen removes her wedding gown to reveal black lingerie Joe then undresses and has on a pair of leopard print briefs it is then implied they have sex.
  • A married man kisses another woman and we find out a hidden phone camera was recording them.

Violence & Gore

  • The film begins with Gwen being questioned by police about encouraging church members to beat children with glue sticks as a form of discipline which may trigger abuse survivors.
  • Gwen instructs a woman to beat her child with glue sticks and lock him in an empty room as a form of discipline.
  • Joe looses control of his plane Gwen and the other passengers are shown panicking we then find out the plane crashes and none of the passengers survived.

Profanity

  • Use of mild profanities such as ass and damn.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A woman informs Gwen that she lost her baby.
  • Gwen Shamblin Lara was the leader of a religion based weight loss program and in one scene during a fitting for her bridesmaid dresses she shames one of them for gaining weight and they get into an argument. Her teachings may be triggering to viewers who struggle with eating disorders or body dysmorphia.
  • There is discussion of discipline tactics that may be seen as child abuse. The parents of a young boy are then sentenced to prison as a result of him dying from these methods.
  • Gwen gets into an argument with her son they both raise their voices at eachother.
  • Overall Gwen is a very manipulative, controlling and judgemental person.
  • The film ends with an implied plane crash.

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