The Devout

Overview

A story about the power of belief, The Devout follows Darryl Eckford during trying times: his 4-year-old daughter, Abigail, has terminal cancer with weeks to live. Abigail is obsessed with space, and she talks with extraordinary detail of the Apollo 1 space mission. After she admits her former name, Darryl researches the space mission and finds inexplicable coincidences. A devout Christian, Darryl faces a crisis of faith when he begins to believe that his daughter was an astronaut in a former life. This newfound belief instills hope in Darryl, because, if his daughter has lived before, she will live again. He must face his wife, community and his own faith as he seeks out truth, because, if his daughter has lived before, she will live again. Its intriguing story and meticulous direction from Connor Gaston makes The Devout one of the most impressive Canadian independent films of the year.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 2, 2015

Original language

English

Cast

Curran Dobbs,Roderick Glanville,Sullivan Maillet,Ali Liebert,Lindsay Lomax,Gabrielle Rose,Helena Boden,Michael St. John Smith,Luen Sahara,Trent Pryorand 21 more

Director

Connor Gaston

Writer

Connor Gaston

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4297126