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7.7/10   900 votes
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Director:
Brent Shields
Writers (WGA):
Ann Howard Creel (novel)
Camille Thomasson (teleplay)
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Release Date:
30 January 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII. | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Beautiful story of unselfish love. more

Cast

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Keri Russell ... Livy

Skeet Ulrich ... Ray Singleton

Mare Winningham ... Martha

Tania Gunadi ... Florence

Gwendoline Yeo ... Rose

Stephen Strachan ... Hank (as Steve Strachan)
Katie Keating ... Ruth
Ken Pogue ... Reverend Case

Eric Winter ... Walter
Jane McGregor ... Abby

Daryl Shuttleworth ... Reverend Dunne
Brayden Bullen ... Hank Jr.
Sam Dyer ... Chester

Mary Black ... Marian Case
Jackie Robbins ... Mrs. Pratt
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Additional Details

Runtime:
120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada more

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23 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
Beautiful story of unselfish love., 2 February 2005
Author: longhawk from United States

What I like about this story is it's obvious contrast to today's popular thought. Livy's pregnancy throws all her dreams into jeopardy. Today's world would have a "quick and easy" solution to her "problem," but children still had some degree of respect for their parents' wishes in the war-hardened America of the 1940s. Her daddy's plan wasn't easy to stomach, but as Ray said, this marriage of convenience between a troubled young lady and a rock-solid family man in training might just be "God's will." I highly recommend this film to anyone wanting a refreshing look into a simpler time, where "simple" people did the right thing, regardless of the personal sacrifice. What they ended up with was often far greater than they ever dreamed of in the first place.

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