"A Question of Faith" is about tragic intersections involving three families. At one of the lowest points of the film, it appears as though one of the characters may spend most of her adult life in the big house for vehicular manslaughter. But due to the power of faith, all three families end up in the house of the Lord.
The film opens with a passage from Psalms: "When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles." Except in the film, it is first and foremost the strong women who rescue their angry and wayward menfolk from becoming backsliders. Indeed, the most moving moments of the film are the scenes where the wives of the pastor and the contractor redirect the men towards the straight and narrow path of God's plan.
While much of the film was maudlin and far-fetched, it was nonetheless a cleverly constructed plot involving the three families. At one of the key junctures during the reawakening of the men, one character says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." The film was literally about "heart" in the transfer of one organ to another human being. But the more moving message was about the heartfelt experience of unconditional forgiveness in the face of tragedy.
The film opens with a passage from Psalms: "When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles." Except in the film, it is first and foremost the strong women who rescue their angry and wayward menfolk from becoming backsliders. Indeed, the most moving moments of the film are the scenes where the wives of the pastor and the contractor redirect the men towards the straight and narrow path of God's plan.
While much of the film was maudlin and far-fetched, it was nonetheless a cleverly constructed plot involving the three families. At one of the key junctures during the reawakening of the men, one character says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." The film was literally about "heart" in the transfer of one organ to another human being. But the more moving message was about the heartfelt experience of unconditional forgiveness in the face of tragedy.