Heart of the Sun (1998)

The truth sometimes sleeps, but it never dies.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Francis Damberger

Synopsis

Depression era drama set in Alberta finds a farmer's wife who swears that her inability to have a child is a punishment from God. In fact, it is slowly revealed that her inability to have a child stems from an illicit relationship that she had with a local priest and a subsequent operation forced on her in a cover-up by the church and her family which left her infertile

Actors

Christianne Hirt
Christianne Hirt
Jennie McGrane
Shaun Johnston
Shaun Johnston
Harry
Merrilyn Gann
Merrilyn Gann
Edna
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
Jack
Jessica Carmichael
Jessica Carmichael
Molly
Graham Greene
Graham Greene
Ol'Billy
Michael Riley
Michael Riley
Father Ed

Crews

Francis Damberger
Francis Damberger
Director
Kim Hogan
Kim Hogan
Writer
Betty Lambert
Betty Lambert
Original Story
Sydney Banks
Sydney Banks
Executive Producer
Kim Hogan
Kim Hogan
Producer

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