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Amish Grace

- The inspirational true story of forgiveness following an Amish school shooting.

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.

Release Date : 2010-03-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Larry Thompson Organization

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Ida Graber

Original Name : Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Amy Roberts

Original Name : Tammy Blanchard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jill Green

Original Name : Fay Masterson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Levi Brennaman

Original Name : Madison Mason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry Taskey

Original Name : Gary Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rebecca Knepp

Original Name : Darcy Rose Byrnes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Katie Graber

Original Name : Karley Scott Collins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Danny

Original Name : Eugene Byrd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leonard

Original Name : Bruce Nozick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rachel Knepp

Original Name : Amy Sloan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Charlie Roberts

Original Name : John Churchill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Beth Graber

Original Name : Madison Davenport

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gideon Graber

Original Name : Matt Letscher

Gender : Male

Character Name : State Trooper

Original Name : Eric Nenninger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judith

Original Name : Willow Geer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : Christopher Curry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shelly

Original Name : Kate Fuglei

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Jim Metzler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Bob Rumnock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teacher Ruth

Original Name : Emilee Wallace

Gender : Female

Character Name : Melinda

Original Name : Jessica Dickey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah Knepp

Original Name : Chloe Madison

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hannah

Original Name : Taylor Ann Thompson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jacob

Original Name : Trevor Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Andy Roberts

Original Name : David Mazouz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rachel's Husband

Original Name : Dale Wade Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melinda's Husband

Original Name : Joel Schmidt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amish Elder

Original Name : David Curtis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Knepp Boy #1

Original Name : Sammy Jack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Knepp Boy #2

Original Name : Gabriel Welch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ryan Roberts

Original Name : Elijah Tadros

Gender : Male

Character Name : Schoolboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Caleb Babcock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lilly (uncredited)

Original Name : Daphne Blunt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lydia (uncredited)

Original Name : Isabella Interian

Gender : Female

Character Name : Knepp Teenager (uncredited)

Original Name : Marcus Shultz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff's Deputy (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Wilson

Gender : Male

Reviews

CyrusPK

@CyrusPK

2021-06-23

Murder is one of the hardest crimes to forgive and, in particular, anyone who has lot a child to murder, would be understood if they could not readily forgive those responsible. The courts of many jurisdictions allow survivors to speak at sentencing hearings to communicate something of the nature of their loss and grief - the impact of the crime. Understandably such statements are regularly defined by both a high level of grief and a wish for some form of judicial revenge. It is therefore difficult for many to understand the need of some to find a level of forgiveness towards those who commit significant wrongdoing. In 2006 a group of Amish people found in their faith and belief an ability to forgive the murderer of five children of their community and the wounding of several others. Amish Grace seeks to explain how such forgiveness could occur, even to the point of three elders visiting the widow of the killer on the very day of the heinous act. That approach, of trying to find understanding in a terrible tragedy, of reaching out even when you are screaming with pain, is the subject of Amish Grace. The script is perhaps a little prosaic and the story told without flourish but this is a message picture with a difficult message to absorb. That it for the most part succeeds in communicating a concept so foreign to many is to its absolute credit. Not a film to be watched for high production values or stellar acting but it manages to convey its messages well.