The Devout
6.8
102 minutes
10/2/2015
Overview
A story about the power of belief, The Devout follows Darryl Eckford during trying times: his 4-year-old daughter, Abigail, has terminal cancer with weeks to live. Abigail is obsessed with space, and she talks with extraordinary detail of the Apollo 1 space mission. After she admits her former name, Darryl researches the space mission and finds inexplicable coincidences. A devout Christian, Darryl faces a crisis of faith when he begins to believe that his daughter was an astronaut in a former life. This newfound belief instills hope in Darryl, because, if his daughter has lived before, she will live again. He must face his wife, community and his own faith as he seeks out truth, because, if his daughter has lived before, she will live again. Its intriguing story and meticulous direction from Connor Gaston makes The Devout one of the most impressive Canadian independent films of the year.
Cast List
Charlie Carrick
as Darryl
Ali Liebert
as Jan
Gabrielle Rose
as Ava
David Nykl
as Dr. Fisher
Ryan McDonell
as Mitch
Michael St. John Smith
as William
John Emmet Tracy
as Edward R. Jones
Paulette Hinz
as Sandy
Kevin Kerr
as Pastor John
Curran Dobbs
as Burt
Cameron Little
as Landon
Roderick Glanville
as Gerry
Jacki Gunn
as Heather Foster
Erin Ormond
as Harriet
Shera Skinner
as Barbara
Helena Boden
as Lilli
Lindsay Lomax
as Cicily
Gabriel Vill
as Evan
Penelope Mackie
as Girl who was Thomas
Chris Mackie
as Girl's Father
Arabella Paterson
as Girl nurse in war
Luen Sahara
as Boy with a bigger house
Abigail Bunce
as Girl crushed by tractor
Wayne Lilly
as Boy in helmet
Sullivan Maillet
as Boy in the yellow house
Arlene Overman
as Soprano Soloist
Max Sussman
as Football Commentator
Sally
as Sally
Alain Mickelson
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Trent Pryor
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Olivia Martin
as Abigail