Saving God (2008)

Convicted felon Rev. Armstrong returns back to his neighborhood a changed man looking to take over his father's old church. The neighborhood is tough and full of drugs and gangs. Through ... See full summary »

Director:

Duane Crichton

Writer:

Michael Jackson (screenplay)

Stars:

Ving Rhames, Dean McDermott, Ricardo Chavira

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ving Rhames	...	Armstrong Cane
Dean McDermott	...	John Henry James / Blaze
Ricardo Chavira	...	Rev. Danny Christopher
Dwain Murphy	...	Norris Johns
Genelle Williams	...	Ashley Ellis
Kate Todd	...	Sherri Butler
K.C. Collins	...	Mike
Richard Leacock	...	Mr. Ken Salter
Phillip Jarrett	...	Pastor Curry
Egidio Tari	...	Detective Lombardi
Tosh Robertson	...	Marcus Ellis
Kathy Maloney	...	Ms. Ellis
Ardon Bess	...	Officer Earle
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins	...	Mavis Johns
Kedar	...	Deacon Jake

Storyline

Convicted felon Rev. Armstrong returns back to his neighborhood a changed man looking to take over his father's old church. The neighborhood is tough and full of drugs and gangs. Through Armstrong's tough demeanor and strong faith he tries to make a difference with Norris - a youth on the edge of falling into a lifetime of drugs and gangs. Also Armstrong must deal with his past history of violence and make sure he doesn't fall again.

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Plot Keywords:

church | drug dealer | sermon | mother daughter relationship | prayer | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving drugs and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Someone Has to Die

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clear Entertainment, Cloud Ten Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"The Light"
Performed by Jelleestone
(JD Smith-Carty, JC Smith-Carty, Noah Shebib)
Cutta Music Pub. JeeJee Music Pub., 40 Days & 40 Nights Pub.
Rex Entertainment, Inc.

User Reviews

One of the best movies I've ever seen.

Wow! what a fantastic movie. I watched 300 movies last year. This is the best one I've seen this year. It's a movie 'really' worth one's time in watching. I don't understand why, at present, the average vote is 4.6. It looks like the votes are split with a little less than half giving it a '1', and a little more than half giving it a '10'. I was not looking for a movie to glorify violence in choosing this film, the last several years I've tried to watch movies that deal more with good drama, acting skills, or message. This film has all three, as well as enough violence to get it's point across. I've always liked Ving Rhames as an actor, but I believe this is the best film I've ever seen him in.