Movie Info
Genre
Drama, FamilyRelease Date
August 19, 2007 (TV)MPAA Rating
PGStudio
FoxFaith
Critics Reviews : N/A
Reader's Reviews : 
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Cast and Crew
Director
Michael Landon Jr.Producer
Michael Landon Jr., Brian Bird, Robert GrosScreenwriter
Brian Bird, Cindy KelleyStarring
- Lisa Pepper
- Elliott Gould
- Tess Harper
- Bailee Madison
- Abigail Mason
- Soren Fulton
- Jennifer O'Dell as Madison Miller
- David Clennon
Movie Story
When Sarah Cain, a self-involved big-city newspaper columnist, travels to Pennsylvania for the funeral of her Amish sister, she soon discovers that she is the legal guardian of her five Amish nieces and nephews. Rather than choose to move to Lancaster County to finish raising them there herself, or let them be separated by the foster care system, Sarah decides to take them with her back to Portland where she believes she can make a new life for them. However, she soon realizes that the modern world has forced them to compromise who they are, and that she has moved them there for all the wrong reasons - a motive which is soon exposed - because secrets can really never be kept secret. In order to find her own redemption, she knows she must make a choice to give them back their lives in Amish Country. And whether she remains part of their lives will have a lot to do with how much she has grown to love them.
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Reader's Reviews
I saw a premiere of the movie in July. Although the plot deviates from the original book's, this is a movie worth seeing. The acting is believable, the cinematography beautiful, and the story enjoyable. The actors do a good job of portraying the Amish way of life in contrast to contemporary American life and the difficulty citizens of both cultures would have in switching places. Families can watch this film together without fear of sexual or violent content. The only problems I found were a sideways glance at a newswoman's chest in a low-cut dress near the beginning of the movie and this same woman's obvious attempts to use her beauty to gain favor with her boss. Also, there is a brief episode of teen smoking. Otherwise, this film is one I believe all families will enjoy. I recommend it highly.
posted by jgdcolo on Aug 02, 2007