American pastor Renee Murdoch, who lives in Rio de Janeiro, was tragically attacked during a run in September 2012. Hospitalized in a critical condition and with minimal prospects of recovery, she received the full support of her family and her husband Philip, who shared Renee's struggle with the world, hoping to bring together as many people as possible in prayer for her recovery.
Acting
Dan Stulbach's unraveling husband is quietly devastating.
Direction
Nunes treats prayer like action — kinetic, desperate, physical.
Cinematography
Rio's beauty cuts brutally against hospital fluorescent bleakness.
Director
Ernani Nunes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brazil's evangelical boom means real-life 'faith healing' stories flood social media — this film interrogates that machinery without dismissing belief itself.
The real Murdoch family consulted on script; Renee's actual hospital room was recreated shot-for-shot. Vanessa Giácomo spent two weeks in a coma clinic observing patients.
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