Amish Grace

Amish Grace

Promotional poster
Directed by Gregg Champion
Produced by Larry A. Thompson
Written by Sylvie White and Teena Booth
Starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Tammy Blanchard
Matt Letscher
Music by Joseph Conlan
Editing by Anita Brandt-Burgoyne
Country United States
Language English
Original channel Lifetime Movie Network
Release date March 28, 2010
Running time 88 minutes

Amish Grace is a television film that premiered on the Lifetime Movie Network on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010. The movie is based on the 2006 Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, Amish school shooting and the spirit of forgiveness the Amish community demonstrated in its aftermath.[1]

The movie stars Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tammy Blanchard, and Matt Letscher[2] and is based on the book Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy, Jossey-Bass, 2007, ISBN 0-7879-9761-7, by Donald Kraybill, Steven Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher.[3][3] Amish Grace was executive-produced by Larry A. Thompson; written by Sylvie White and Teena Booth; and directed by Gregg Champion.[2]

Plot

When a group of Amish schoolgirls are taken hostage and killed in their classroom, their parents and the Amish community of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, stun the outside world by immediately forgiving the killer. Ida Graber (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), mother of one of the murdered children, has a tougher time than the others accepting the tragedy, but in her anguish and pain, she begins a personal journey of renewed faith, ultimately accepting the heart-wrenching tragedy of losing a child; reconnecting with her husband (Matt Letscher), family, and community; offering forgiveness to the killer; and even showing kindness and compassion to the killer’s widow (Tammy Blanchard) and children – all in the form of Amish Grace.

The film implies that Charles Roberts' motive was that when his daughter died the day she was born he decided to "get revenge on God" by taking his girls.

In memory of the victims of the Amish school shooting.

Cast

Ratings

Amish Grace broke network records in multiple demographics, with more than 4 million viewers, becoming the highest-rated and most-watched original movie in Lifetime Movie Network’s history in Households (3.8/2,916,449 viewers), Total Viewers (2.0/4,020,496), Women 18+ (3.5/2,729,834), Women 25-54 (2.7/1,156,363), Adults 18+ (2.4/3,649,266) and Adults 25-54 (1.9/1,585,667).[4][5][6][7]

Reception

The movie mostly received positive reviews;[6][8][9][10][11][12] however, it received criticism because the authors of Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy, Jossey-Bass, 2007, ISBN 0-7879-9761-7, distanced themselves from the production out of respect to the Amish community.[6] Others criticized the movie for blending facts with fiction.[13]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Amish Grace". myLifetime. 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Amish Grace". IMDB. 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy (Hardcover)". Amazon. 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Mike (2010-03-29). "'Amish Grace' Delivers As Highest-Rated Original Telepic In Lifetime Movie Network History". Multichannel News. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  5. ↑ Seidman, Robert (2010-03-29). "Lifetime Movie Network’s Amish Grace Breaks Records With 4.02 Million Viewers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Kissell, Rick (2010-03-29). "7.6 million watch Kids’ Choice Awards". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  7. ↑ "Amish Grace breaks Lifetime Movie Net records". The Hollywood Reporter. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  8. ↑ "Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff". The Christian Science Monitor. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  9. ↑ Boatwright, Phil (2010-04-05). "And on TV…Amish Grace". Preview Online. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Jackie K. (2010-03-23). "Amish Grace Is A Story Of Grace Under Fire". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  11. ↑ Holder, Jeff (2010-03-22). "AMISH GRACE – Coming to a Greater Understanding of God’s Grace". Movie Guide. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  12. ↑ Walker, Angela (2010-04-09). "Amish Grace Is Amazing". Christian Cinema. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  13. ↑ DeJesus, Ivey (2010-03-07). "Amish Grace movie fictionalizes Nickel Mines tragedy, generates debate". PennLive.com (The Patriot-News). Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  14. ↑ "Finalists Announced for 36th Annual HUMANITAS Prize Honoring Great Television and Film Writing". PR Newswire. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
  15. ↑ "19th Annual MOVIEGUIDE® Faith & Values Awards Gala and Report to the Entertainment Industry". MOVIEGUIDE. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-03-22.

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