Henry Heath, a grieving lawman whose daughter has recently died, is assigned custody of the ghoulish Jean Baptiste, a notorious robber of 300 graves. Against the perilous Utah desert terrain, the contempt of an entire community, and his own prejudice, Heath must somehow keep a marked man alive.
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"RATING A EARNS ITS SPURS. REDEMPTION FEELS SO AUTHENTICALLY GROUNDED IN THE OLD WEST... IT'S PART OF THE BRILLANCE OF THE UNUSUAL NEW WESTERN REDEMPTION."
- DAILY HERALD
"DON'T MISS THIS GEM. THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE THE MOST UNIQUE WESTERN YOU HAVE EVER SEEN."
- VIDEOVIEWS.ORG
"REDEMPTION IS A BRUTAL YET POWERFUL STORY... AN ENGAGING AND MEMORABLE FILM THAT COULD BE DESTINED FOR SUCCESS."
- DESERET NEWS
"3 STARS. WRITER/DIRECTOR TOM RUSSELL'S SENSE OF AUTHENTICITY EXTENDS TO A BRILLIANT, ANTICLIMATIC 'SHOOT-OUT' IN WHICH MISFIRING PISTOLS ARE EVENTUALLY TURNED INTO PROJECTILES."
- CITY WEEKLY
"DOVE APPROVED FOR AGES 12 AND UP. THIS STORY IS UNIQUE AND POWERFUL AND WORTH WATCHING FOR SURE."
- DOVE FOUNDATION
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Directed and Written By: Thomas Russell
Produced By: Courtney Russell, Asia Stryker, and James Alexander
Starring: John Gries (Independent Spirit Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for Napoleon Dynamite), Edward Herrmann (EMMY Winner), Margot Kidder (The original Lois Lane in the Superman films), Barry Corbin (3 time EMMY nominee), Rance Howard (EMMY nominee))
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