Top billed cast

1. 

   Alison Elliott

   Percy Talbott

2. 

   Ellen Burstyn

   Hannah Ferguson

3. 

   Marcia Gay Harden

   Shelby Goddard

4. 

   Will Patton

   Nahum Goddard

5. 

   Kieran Mulroney

   Joe Sperling

6. 

   Gailard Sartain

   Sheriff Gary Walsh

7. 

   John M. Jackson

   Johnny B. / Eli

8. 

   Louise De Cormier

   Effy Katshaw

9. 

   Ida Griesemer

   Rebecca Goddard

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2025-10-30

**_After prison, a young woman plants herself in a New England town_**

Shot in the late spring of 1995, this is a drama similar to “Heavy,” which was released three months earlier in 1996. Another reference point is “Signs of Life” from seven years prior. While this one resorts to cinematic contrivances in the last act, I favor it over those two (although “Heavy” places a close second).

The film successfully brings you into the lives of a circle of people in the hilly countryside. Gene Siskel criticized that these characters are all too “colorful,” but I didn’t see tha...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$6,000,000.00

Revenue
$12,643,776.00

Keywords

• prison
• small town
• church
• christian film