Heart of the Country

2013 1h 27m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 44

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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With her husband jailed for Wall Street-based fraud, Faith has to leave behind her luxury life in New York to return home to North Carolina and the widower father and dutiful older sister she left behind. Together, they have to deal with the buried emotions of sudden death of Faith’s mother years ago, and learn to be a family again.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jana Kramer
Faith
Gerald McRaney
Calvin
Randy Wayne
Luke
Shaun Sipos
Lee
Anne Hawthorne
Olivia
Sydney Penny
Candace
John Ward
Jake Carraday
Stefan Hajek
Hardy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Ward
Writers: John Ward
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Ward, shot by Christopher Marcus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jack Lenz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Marcus shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Jana Kramer and Gerald McRaney and Randy Wayne carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2231251 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Ward directs. Christopher Marcus behind the camera. Jack Lenz scores. Christopher Marcus cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Directed by John Ward, shot by Christopher Marcus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jack Lenz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Christopher Marcus shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jana Kramer and Gerald McRaney and Randy Wayne carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2231251 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.