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Unconditional

Unconditional

It's not a dead end if it takes you somewhere you needed to go.

20126.61h 32m

Overview

Samantha Crawford is living 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 Joe, her oldest friend. As Sam watches “Papa” Joe care for and love the kids in his under-resourced neighborhood, she begins to realize that no matter life’s circumstances, the love of God is always reaching out to us.

Directed by Brent McCorkle
Written by Brent McCorkle
Produced by Jason Atkins, J. Wesley Legg
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0MRevenue: $1.0M

Top Cast

Lynn Collins

Lynn Collins

Samantha Crawford

Michael Ealy

Michael Ealy

Joe Bradford

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Detective Miller

Kwesi Boakye

Kwesi Boakye

Macon

Diego Klattenhoff

Diego Klattenhoff

Billy

Cedric Pendleton

Cedric Pendleton

Anthony

E

Emily Rollins

Young Sam

Danielle Lewis

Danielle Lewis

Denise

A

Amanda Bailey

Medical Examiner

Michael Beasley

Michael Beasley

Manager

Themes & Keywords

forgivenessbased on true storytrue crimetroubled youthinner city youthindependent film

About Unconditional

Unconditional is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of forgiveness, based on true story, true crime, troubled youth, inner city youth, independent film. Directed by Brent McCorkle, it stars Lynn Collins, Michael Ealy, Bruce McGill. Samantha Crawford is living 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 Joe, her oldest friend. As Sam watches “Papa” Joe care for and love the kids in his under-resourced neighborhood, she begins to realize that no matter life’s circumstances, the love of God is always reaching out to us.

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