''Hidden Places'' is a 2006 American

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romantic drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...

. It premiered on January 28, 2006 on

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. The film was directed by Yelena Lanskaya. The teleplay was by Robert Tate Miller and was based on the novel by Lynn Austin.

Plot

When Eliza (

Sydney Penny Sydney Margaret Penny (born August 7, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her portrayal of Julia Santos Keefer on the soap opera ''All My Children'' and Samantha "Sam" Kelly on the CBS soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. She ...

) loses her father-in-law she is left to raise two children, continue work on an unharvested orange crop, and maintain a heavy mortgage. She begins to lose faith until her Aunt Batty (

Shirley Jones Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as ''Oklahoma!'' (1955), ''Carousel'' (1956), and ''The M ...

) persuades her to persevere. Suddenly a mysterious stranger called Gabe (

Jason Gedrick Jason Michael Gedrick (born February 7, 1965) is an American actor best known for his work on the television series '' Murder One'' and ''Boomtown'', and the motion picture ''Iron Eagle'' as Doug Masters. Early life Jason Michael Gedroic was b ...

) turns up and helps Eliza with the harvest just in time to stop the bank from taking over. The more Eliza learns about Gabe, the more she realizes she loves him.

Cast

as Eliza *

as Aunt Batty *

as Gabe Harper *

Barry Corbin Leonard Barrie Corbin (born October 16, 1940) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Maurice Minnifield on the television series ''Northern Exposure'' (1990–1995), which earned him two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award ...

as Sheriff * Logan Arens as Luke * Carlie Westerman as Becky * Time Winters as Mr. Kornhaus * James Keane as Mr. Jennings * Tom Bosley as Wakefield

Award nominations

' performance received two nominations: an

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award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or Made For TV Movie and also a

Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as SAG Awards) are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The award was founded in 1952 to recognize outstanding performances in movie an ...

for Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Miniseries Or TV Movie.

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