Saving Paradise

Sep 3, 2021

1h 42m

★ 5.9

You can't erase hope.

Overview

A ruthless corporate raider is forced to return to his small town roots where he suddenly inherits his father's nearly bankrupt pencil factory, which is the heart and soul of the depressed community. With the foreclosure deadline looming, he must decide to either let it close, or join the community's fight to save it.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Vertical

Jay Silverman Productions

Saving Paradise Trailers

Cast

Michael Peterson

William Moseley

Charlie Clark

Johanna Braddy

Barbara Peterson

Mimi Kennedy

George O'Malley

Shashawnee Hall

Mary Williams

Mary Pat Gleason

Gramps

Paul Dooley

John Thompson

Bill Cobbs

Don Peterson

Lawrence Pressman

Cameron Wannemaker

James Eckhouse

Fred Willis

Andrew Patrick Ralston

Edward Worthington

Shaughn Buchholz

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