Cowen, who's probably best known for the Netflix series Fate: The Winx Saga, tries to imbue Angel with the emotional detachment you might expect from a trauma survivor. Show moreĮven fans of Rivers' beloved Christian romance aren't likely to think that this uninspired, overlong adaptation does the sweeping story justice. The movie, like the book, is inspired by the Old Testament story of the prophet Hosea and and his adulterous wife, Gomer.

After Angel (who has a traumatic history of domestic, sexual, and emotional abuse) is bloodily beaten, she agrees to leave with Michael, but she remains uninterested in being a wife, while he remains steadfast in his faith that they're meant to be together. Michael pays for time with her, but just to talk - and to try to convince her that she's meant to marry him. One day, a handsome, humble farmer named Michael Hosea (newcomer Tom Lewis) prays to God for a wife and then is struck instantly with the certainty that Angel will be that wife when he sees her walking around town. Men enter a daily lottery for the chance to pay for Angel's services. Adults drink, and language includes 'son of a bitch,' 'damn,' 'whore,' and other insults.īased on author Francine Rivers' best-selling 1991 Christian romance novel, REDEEMING LOVE takes place in the 1850 Gold Rush town of Pair-a-Dice, California, where Angel ( Abigail Cowen) is the most sought-after sex worker in the town's classiest brothel, run by powerful madam Duchess ( Famke Janssen). Violence is pervasive, too, with the threat of/references to child and adult rape, pedophilia, incest, brawls, beatings, domestic abuse, and murders, including a lynching. The film has strong, clear faith-based messages and themes of compassion, empathy, and perseverance, but there's also partial nudity, kissing, and non-explicit sex scenes, as well as several sequences that take place in brothels.

The movie, like the book, deals with heavy subjects including child and domestic abuse, forced prostitution and human trafficking, and more. Farmer Michael Hosea (Tom Lewis) prays for a wife and falls for Angel ( Abigail Cowen), the highest-earning sex worker in Pair-a-Dice, California. Inspired by the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible story of the prophet Hosea and his marriage to Gomer, the story takes place in 1850 during the Gold Rush. Parents need to know that Redeeming Love is based on best-selling author Francine Rivers' 1991 historical Christian romance. Adults drink at taverns, brothels, and dinners.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.

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