This heart-rending film about faith and friendship is based on a true story . . .
Unconditional
Starring Lynn Collins, Michael Ealy
95 min, PG-13
In theaters now
Samantha Crawford (Collins) has a storybook life: She’s happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories she’s told and illustrated since childhood have become published books. When her husband Billy is killed in a senseless act of violence, Sam loses her faith and her will to live.
But a death-defying encounter with two children leads to a reunion with her childhood friend Joe (Ealy). As Sam struggles to come to terms with her husband’s death, “Papa Joe” teaches her a lesson of forgiveness and more as he dedicates his life to helping and mentoring underprivileged children in his broken community. As Sam watches Joe care for these kids, she begins to realize that no matter life’s circumstances, the love of God is always reaching out to us.
Based on actual events, Unconditional is a stirring reminder of the stark reality faced by the homeless and at-risk children in our culture.