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, based on a book by

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published in 2010. The film was set and recorded in

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Plot summary

Pastor Steven Drew's faith is shattered after one of his newly baptized members, Alice Hayward, is murdered by her abusive husband George, who then seems to commit suicide. The pastor meets an author/Detective Catherine Benincasa working on a book about angels who helps him face his demons, and the law. Evidence surfaces that there was an affair between Alice and Reverend Drew. Katie, the Haywards’ orphaned 15-year-old daughter, is the only key to uncover the disturbing secrets of what happened behind closed doors on that fateful night and the suffering they endured as a “not so perfect” family.

Cast

John Stamos John Phillip Stamos ( ; born August 19, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera ''General Hospital'', for which he was nominated for the Da ...

as Pastor Steven Drew *

Anna Gunn Anna Gunn (born August 11, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Skyler White on the AMC drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a D ...

as Detective Catherine Benincasa *

Sonya Salomaa Sonya Salomaa (born 1974) is a Canadian actress, known for her performances in ''The Collector'' and '' Durham County''. Early life She was born in Sudbury, Ontario. Salomaa grew up in Prince George, British Columbia and attended the University ...

as Alice Hayward *

Samantha Munro Samantha Munro (born October 19, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Anya MacPherson on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. She also played the role of Shannen Doherty in Lifetime's 2015 television film ''The Unauthorized ...

as Kate Hayward *

Athena Karkanis Athena Karkanis (born September 7, 1981) is a Canadian television, film and voice actress. She is noted for her role as Grace Stone in the NBC/Netflix science fiction drama series ''Manifest''. Life and career Karkanis was born in Alberta and r ...

as Heather *

Lisa Ryder Lisa Ryder (born 26 October 1970) is a Canadian actress, who portrayed the role of Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series '' Andromeda''. Life and career Ryder was born in Edmonton, Alberta and attended the University of Tor ...

as Ginny McBradden *

Graham Abbey Graham Abbey (born Graham Robert Thomson Abbey, March 24, 1971) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor, who is best known for his role as Gray Jackson in TV drama '' The Border''. History At the then Stratford Festival of Canada, the e ...

as George Hayward * John Bourgeois as Jim Halm *

J. P. Manoux Jean-Paul Christophe Manoux (born June 8, 1969) is an American actor, director and writer. He is perhaps best known for his work on multiple Disney television series. He played S.T.A.N. the android in ''Aaron Stone'', both Curtis the Caveman and ...

as Detective Emmet Walker * John Robinson as Paul Benincasa *

Neil Foster Neil Alan Foster (born 6 May 1962) is an English former professional cricketer, who played 29 Test matches and 48 One Day Internationals for England from 1983 to 1993. Domestically Foster played for Essex County Cricket Club from 1980 to 1993, ...

as David Dennison * Barry Flatman as Aaron Lance *

Jordan Todosey Jordan Todosey ( , born February 8, 1995) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Adam Torres, the first transgender character on the long-running TV series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', and as Lizzie McDonald on ''Life wit ...

as Tina McBradden

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