Where Hope Grows (2014)

Genre: Drama

Directed by: Chris Dowling

Cast: David DeSanctis, Danica McKellar, Kerr Smith

Running time: 95 minutes

Calvin Campbell is a former baseball player whose promising career with the Detroit Tigers was cut short by personal issues. Now living alone with his teenage daughter, he spends his days and nights getting drunk with friends and avoiding real work. After striking an unlikely friendship with Produce, a kid with Down Syndrome who works at a local grocery store, the fallen hero starts to question his own life choices.

Like most faith-based movies, Where Hope Grows is not very high on the subtlety level. The characters are very one-dimensional and the story is very basic. The important thing is here to inspire. As far as that goes, this film offers a cute story that will probably resonate with lots of folks in search of answers.

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