IMDFilms, with sales and distribution expertise provided by
MVD Entertainment Group, has selected Feb. 14 for the DVD release of
writer/director Shawn Justice’s The Reconciler.
This Dove Family Approved faith-based film offers a clever
twist on what appears to be traditional horror/genre-themed film elements. We find two seemingly ordinary people
trapped in an abandoned warehouse, who are then informed that they have enough
food and water to survive roughly seven days.
That sure sounds like a horror film … what comes next? Does one of then have to kill the other —
like a gladiator contest — to escape?
No, it is exactly the opposite. The unseen “Reconciler” brings people
together who have grievances. Not just
ordinary grievances, but hate-filled issues.
They have seven days (until the food runs out) to work these differences
out, or, well die.
Meanwhile, the police are trying to find this “kidnapper”
and the local newpaper — run by a guy name Russ (Roddy Piper) — puts a
skeptical reporter, Laurie (Sherry Morris) on the case. Soon more “victims” enter the story,
including a team of bickering detectives who find themselves trapped in a
life-and-death situation.
The Reconciler is a clever presentation on the subject of
forgiveness. And if you’ve seen other
faith-based films on the subject, you can understand how deadly dull they can
become as the preaching can become overwhelming. That’s not the case here as the “message” is
delivered in a much more dramatic, and even thoughtful manner; refreshing.
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