Robert Eastwood is an innocent, raised in a world of Born Again Christianity that has taught him to look for signs and to believe that evil lurks just beyond the front door. When he arrives at school, he is surprised to learn that no one else believes the world was created in seven days or that Jesus will return. Caught between his mother, who is determined to bring Jesus' love to a dying mining town, and his best friend Marcus, who has introduced him to adolescent rebellion, Robert finds himself at the center of a spiritual tug of war as he tries to escape his religious beliefs. When he comes across a dead body in the woods, he realizes God has sent him a sign. The Devil Outside is a tale of ordinary insanity.
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Robert Eastwood is an innocent, raised in a world of Born Again Christianity that has taught him to look for signs and to believe that evil lurks just beyond the front door. When he arrives at school, he is surprised to learn that no one else believes the world was created in seven days or that Jesus will return. Caught between his mother, who is determined to bring Jesus' love to a dying mining town, and his best friend Marcus, who has introduced him to adolescent rebellion, Robert finds himself at the center of a spiritual tug of war as he tries to escape his religious beliefs. When he comes across a dead body in the woods, he realizes God has sent him a sign. The Devil Outside is a tale of ordinary insanity.
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