
Deadly Blessing(1981)
When a former member of a religious cult dies in a mysterious accident, Martha, who now lives alone and close to the cult's church, begins to fear for her life and the lives of her visiting friends.


“Some secrets are too terrible to reveal. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve.”
The Amish farming community of Painter’s Mill, Ohio, is shattered when a series of brutal murders leaves the town with a sense of frailty and loss of innocence. Among the most affected by the tragedy was Kate Burkholder, a young girl who survived the terror and, as a result, left the Amish life behind. Fifteen years later, Kate returns to Painter’s Mill as its Chief of Police. Certain she’s come to terms with her past, Kate’s renewed life in her hometown is shattered when a murder investigation triggers deep-seated emotions from her childhood and exposes a dark secret that could destroy her.

Neve Campbell
Kate Burkholder

Noam Jenkins
John Tomasetti

C. Thomas Howell
Nathan Detrick

Christian Campbell
Jacob Burkholder

Jilon VanOver
Lucas Holst

Irone Singleton
Glock Nichols

Alec McClure
T.J. Banks

Linda Kash
Mona

Amanda Tilson
Young Kate Burkholder

Mary Krohnert
Sarah Burkholder
An Amish Murder is a thriller, mystery, drama, tv movie film released in 2013 exploring themes of amish, murder. Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, it stars Neve Campbell, Noam Jenkins, C. Thomas Howell. The Amish farming community of Painter’s Mill, Ohio, is shattered when a series of brutal murders leaves the town with a sense of frailty and loss of innocence. Among the most affected by the tragedy was Kate Burkholder, a young girl who survived the terror and, as a result, left the Amish life behind. Fifteen years later, Kate returns to Painter’s Mill as its Chief of Police. Certain she’s come to terms with her past, Kate’s renewed life in her hometown is shattered when a murder investigation triggers deep-seated emotions from her childhood and exposes a dark secret that could destroy her.
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