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Heart of the Sun

Aug 30, 1998

1h 34m

★ 0.0

The truth sometimes sleeps, but it never dies.

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Dancing Stones Film Production

Ennerdale Productions

Makara Pictures

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Cast

Jennie McGrane

Christianne Hirt

Harry

Shaun Johnston

Edna

Merrilyn Gann

Jack

Eric Johnson

Molly

Jessica Carmichael

Ol'Billy

Graham Greene

Father Ed

Michael Riley

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