Amish Grace (TV 2010)

When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006, the world media attention rapidly turned from the ... See full summary »

Director:

Gregg Champion

Writers:

Sylvie White, Teena Booth,

Stars:

Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tammy Blanchard, Matt Letscher

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kimberly Williams-Paisley	...	Ida Graber
Tammy Blanchard	...	Amy Roberts
Matt Letscher	...	Gideon Graber
Fay Masterson	...	Jill Green
Madison Mason	...	Levi Brennaman
Gary Graham	...	Henry Taskey
Darcy Rose Byrnes	...	Rebecca Knepp
Karley Scott Collins	...	Katie Graber
Eugene Byrd	...	Danny
Bruce Nozick	...	Leonard
Amy Sloan	...	Rachel Knepp
John Churchill	...	Charlie Roberts
Madison Davenport	...	Mary Beth Graber
Eric Nenninger	...	State Trooper
Willow Geer	...	Judith

Storyline

When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006, the world media attention rapidly turned from the tragic events to the extraordinary forgiveness demonstrated by the Amish community. Through the eyes of a grieving mother, Ida Graber, and other devastated families, this movie explores the Amish's astonishing reaction to the horrific shootings - of forgiveness and compassion.

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Plot Keywords:

amish | forgiveness | pennsylvania | school shooting | grief | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime [us] Silver Screen Pictures [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

L'impossible pardon

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Larry Thompson Organization

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Of the Amish Grace cast and crew members, eleven of them received twenty-four Emmy nominations and four of them have a total of five wins.

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Quotes

Sarah Knepp: [Referring to Dirk's demise] They burned him, at the stake.

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Crazy Credits

Opening title card reads: "Based on a True Story. However, certain events and characters have been fictionalized including the Graber family."

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Connections

Features NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (1970)

User Reviews

So accurate

I live within an hour of the tragedy of the Amish school shooting. I also live in a community with many Amish families who live and work among us. I can only say that we should all live more within the values of the Amish. This movie depicts their culture and faith as accurately as any movie could. It showed that even the people with the strongest faith can question the course of things. But their ways would move us all. I cried so much at this movie, more than at any that I have watched in all my years. The actors brought the Amish community to life. I would have swore that I was in my own community. They could have spoke more with a Dutch accent English like the Amish in my community but the acting was genuine and the message clear. It was a tragedy, one that I myself would have a hard time with forgiveness but they are 100% right in their words, thoughts and actions. I found the movie tasteful and in no means degrading or 'overdone'. Anyone involved in the making of this film should be proud.