Heart of the Country 11 years old
With her husband jailed for Wall Street-based fraud, Faith has to leave behind her luxury life in New York to return home to North Carolina and the widower father and dutiful older sister she left behind. Together, they have to deal with the buried emotions of sudden death of Faith’s mother years ago, and learn to be a family again. Like the Prodigal story, Heart of the Country is a tale of a father’s unconditional love. He simply wants a relationship with his children, and once that relationship is restored, he begins to create healing for his broken daughter. Her marriage has to be rebuilt, her belief in herself, and her peace with her mother’s death all come together through the quiet, selfless guidance of her loving father. The novel, written by Rene Gutteridge from the original screenplay by filmmaker John Ward, takes us from the glamour of Manhattan to the open beauty of the fields of rural Columbus County, North Carolina as the timeless tale of the Prodigal Son is reborn!
Credits
Heart of the Country Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shaun Sipos He was 31, now 43 years old | as Lee |
| Jana Kramer She was 29, now 40 years old | as Faith |
| Sydney Penny She was 42, now 53 years old | as Candace |
| Gregory Alan Williams He was 57, now 68 years old | as Yates |
| Stefan Hajek | as Hardy |
| Randy Wayne He was 32, now 43 years old | as Luke |
| Gerald McRaney He was 66, now 77 years old | as Calvin |
| Sheila Shah She was 29, now 41 years old | as Maria |
| Stephanie Northrup | as Catherine |
| Anne Hawthorne | as Olivia |
| John Ward | as Jake Carraday |
| Rosalie Autumn Miller | as Liz |
| Bonnie Johnson She was 68, now 79 years old | as Essie Mae |
Heart of the Country Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Wayne Thompson as Producer. He was 53 (now 64) years old | Production |
| John Ward as Director. | Directing |
| John Ward as Producer. | Production |
| John Ward as Writer. | Writing |
| Christopher Marcus as Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Christopher Marcus as Editor. | Editing |
| Anne Hawthorne as Producer. | Production |
| Jack Lenz as Original Music Composer. He was 64 (now 75) years old | Sound |
Heart of the Country (11 years)
- Release day: Monday, August 19, 2013
- Runtime: 87 minutes