Directed by Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio, The Wonder is a religious mystery which begins with a disembodied voice telling the audience: “We are nothing without stories, and so we invite  you to believe in this one.” Lelio  has a history of provocative  storytelling, with previous directing credits including the Academy Award-winning transgender story  A Fantastic Woman, a lesbian love-drama called Disobedience set in an Orthodox Jewish community, and Gloria Bell, a divorce-themed musical comedy. Although his films are unlike typical Hollywood fare, they are prescriptions for further radical social change in as much as they describe the complex post-Christian landscape we all inhabit.