The Widows Might
4.8 /10 1 Votes
Director John Moore Duration Initial DVD release December 29, 2009 Country United States | 4.6/10 IMDb Genre Adventure, Comedy, Family Running time 1h 41m Writer John Robert Moore Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 13, 2009 (2009-04-13) Cast John Moore, Colin Gunn, Angela Coates, Gator Moore Music director Willem van Wyk, David Gilchrist Similar movies Bringing Up Bobby (2009), Holyman Undercover (2010), The Lost & Found Family (2009), Saving God (2008), The Grace Card (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two families work together to prevent an elderly woman from losing her home.
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The Widows Might is a 2009 American independent Christian film set in modern-day Texas and the Old West. It has been praised as "a groundbreaking film, even though it is a first feature film from a teenaged director." The film won the Audience Choice Award and the $101,000 Best of Festival award in the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival.
From the creators of Bubble Trouble and Heartstrings comes an all new feature-length comedy adventure! John Moore and Cameron Cavillo are buddies; aspiring filmmakers with the dream of winning the prestigious American Viewfinder film festival. When an acquaintance of Cameron's, an elderly Widow, faces losing her home to the outrageous property taxes in her area, the Moore family takes action.
Plot
The film, a musical comedy, tells the story of an elderly widow battling the government to save her home from tax foreclosure, and of the families who help her.
Awards
The film won the Audience Choice Award and the $101,000 Best of Festival award in the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival, beating films such as Fireproof and Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.
Theatrical release and reception
In April, 2009, the film opened to play for one week in 94 U.S. cities across the Midwest and South.
Alex and Brett Harris, in their book Start Here: Doing Hard Things Right Where You Are, discuss the film as a successful example of a challenging project carried out by teenagers.
References
The Widows Might WikipediaThe Widows Might IMDb The Widows Might themoviedb.org