The Encounter

May 3, 2010

1h 25m

★ 6.4

Overview

When five strangers with nothing in common come together at a remote roadside eatery, they place their orders with the diner's omniscient owner, who seems to know everything about them ... and is eerily reminiscent of Jesus Christ.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Pure Flix Entertainment

God & Country Productions

Mission Pictures International

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Cast

Jesus

Bruce Marchiano

Melissa

Jaci Velasquez

Nick

Steve Borden

Kayla

Madison Gibney

Catherine

Danah Davis Williams

Hank

Jamie Nieto

Officer Deville/Devil

Kass Connors

Aubrey

Jessica Belkin

Rick

David A.R. White

Elizabeth Ince

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