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Saving Sarah Cain poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 64.8 / 100
2007·Drama / Family·1h 43m

SAVING SARAH CAIN

“Happiness comes when you least expect it”

When Sarah Cain, a self-involved big-city newspaper columnist, travels to Pennsylvania for the funeral of her Amish sister, she soon discovers that she is the legal guardian of her five Amish nieces and nephews. Rather than choose to move to Lancaster County to finish raising them there herself, or let them be separated by the foster care system, Sarah decides to take them with her back to Portland where she believes she can make a new life for them. However, she soon realizes that the modern world has forced them to compromise who they are, and that she has moved them there for all the wrong reasons - a motive which is soon exposed - because secrets can really never be kept secret. In order to find her own redemption, she knows she must make a choice to give them back their lives in Amish Country. And whether she remains part of their lives will have a lot to do with how much she has grown to love them.

Above the Line
Michael Landon Jr.·DirectorBrian Bird·ScreenplayCindy Kelley·ScreenplayMark McKenzie·MusicSteve Haugen·Editor
Cast
Abigail Mason·Lyddie CottrellLisa Pepper·Sarah CainElliott Gould·Bill AlexanderYolanda Stange·NormaJennifer O'Dell·Madison MillerTom Tate·Bryan FordCarl Nelson·WaiterTom Markus·Bishop StoltzfusSoren Fulton·Caleb CottrellDanielle Chuchran·Anna Mae Cottrell
Full Crew
(25 credits)
Directing· 3
Michael Landon Jr.·DirectorMitchell Bock·Second Assistant DirectorDonald Hauer·First Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Brian Bird·ScreenplayCindy Kelley·ScreenplayBeverly Lewis·Novel
Editing· 1
Steve Haugen·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Mark McKenzie·Music
Art & Design· 5
Eric Weiler·Production DesignNancy Cavallaro·Costume DesignMark J. Mullins·Art DirectionMark J. Mullins·Set DecorationGina Homan·Makeup Department Head
Production· 7
Michael Landon Jr.·ProducerCindy Kelley·ProducerEric Weiler·Co-ProducerRobert Gros·Co-ProducerBrian Bird·Co-ProducerVictoria Burrows·CastingScot Boland·Casting
Other Departments· 5
Kathy Jarvis·Stunt DoubleLora Laing·Hair Department HeadSkip Carlsen·Stunt DoubleRick Josephsen·Special Effects CoordinatorDon Shanks·Stunt Coordinator
By the Numbers
64.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.1
OF 10
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Hopeful, Heartwarming
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster is divided into four horizontal sections, each with a different color filter. The top section, filtered in warm brown, shows the upper right si”

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Key Elements
GlassesWhite BonnetsIce Skates
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Mixed
Design Score
7/10
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