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

On Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010, "Amish Grace" premiered on the Lifetime Movie Network and became the most-watched, highest-rated, original television movie in the history of that network.

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Quotes

Gideon Graber: Hate is a very big, very hungry thing... with lots of sharp teeth. It will eat up your whole heart, and leave no room left for love.

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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

The Power of Forgiveness

STORY - Based on the true story of the murder of five innocent Amish school girls in 2006 in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. The main family in the story is fictional, however. Great acting and screenplay. Emotional without being manipulative. Violent without showing any violence. Inspirational without being preachy. I have always been critical of faith-based films that are basically 'sermons disguised as films'. Faith-based films should be great stories where the message is an integral part of the story. This is one of those. At the heart of the story is a horrific crime. A lone gunman backs his pickup to a one room Amish school, walks in and proceeds to kill five young Amish girls and wound five others. What happens after that is almost as unbelievable. Three Amish men, including the father of one of the victims, visit the home of the killer to offer forgiveness and help to the gunman's widow. But not everyone finds it easy to forgive. Ida Graber (Paisley) isn't buying it. 'I will not betray my daughter by forgiving her killer'. What follows is for the most part the struggle between two women, both mothers & wives, struggling with forgiveness and their husbands from two totally different perspectives. While we may all have a tendency to see the Amish as stoic and and almost mechanical or robotic in their faith, this is not at all what comes thru in the film. While raising (but not answering) some inconsistencies in their practices, we see them as real humans struggling to deal with this horrific crime against their community. One of the most powerful scenes is at the funeral for the gunman. This is a movie that will haunt you and stick with you as you consider (at least I did) how to live out a live of forgiving with even just the most mundane grievances. What could this mean for communities, our nation and our world if forgiveness were truly practiced. I highly recommend this film.