Drama · Canada · 1998 · 1h 34m

Heart of the Sun

Director

Cast

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

Crew

Peter Wunstorf — Director of Photography Simon Kendall — Original Music Composer Kim Hogan — Writer Kim Hogan — Producer

Tagline

The truth sometimes sleeps, but it never dies.

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

Mood & Themes

infertility religious hypocrisy

Key Collaborators

Francis Damberger Director Peter Wunstorf Director of Photography Simon Kendall Original Music Composer Kim Hogan Writer Kim Hogan Producer

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