So I basically took that biblical story and put it into the Gold Rush period,' Reveals disclosed. 'It just broke me open-that that's how much God loves us. It was during that study that she came to encounter the story of Hosea and was really overwhelmed by it, particularly God's love for mankind.

She shared that she underwent a home Bible study that involved the minor prophets. She only came to known him when she was already an adult in her late 30s. Rivers said she didn't really 'know the Lord' even though she grew up in church. The film also features Eric Dane and Logan Marshall-Green with the special appearance of Dutch actress turned former United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity Famke Jansen.ĭuring her interview, Rivers also shared the story of her own conversion. The movie, which goes by the same title, will be released by Universal Pictures and stars emerging actor Tom Lewis, Abigail Cowen of 'The Winx Saga,' and Canadian actress Nina Dobrev. Rivers, a 2015 American Christian Fiction Writers Lifetime Achievement Awardee, emphasized that the release date of the movie 'is always perfect' according to God's timing 'because people need hope right now.' 'The movie's been ready for a year,' she added.

'When they filmed in South Africa, they actually finished the entire film 24 hours ahead of the COVID shut down, so they were able to complete the whole picture during shut down in private studies to put the whole thing together,' the 74-year-old Rivers revealed. The miracle unfolded during the film's production, which was faced by the 'mammoth problem' of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kuespert then introduced the book to Caruso who read it and eventually decided to turn it into a movie. Caruso, got a hold of Rivers' novel and was deeply moved by it. Holly Kuespert, wife of renowned film director D.J. ' Redeeming Love,' considered a classic Christian fiction, is said to be a 'harrowing tale of life, love, and Gospel redemption' that took place in the 1850s during the California Gold Rush. International bestselling author Francine Rivers revealed in an interview the 'miraculous' events that turned her highly acclaimed novel, 'Redeeming Love,' into an actual movie that will be shown on January 21, 2022.įaithwire said Rivers' novel was released thirty years ago and was inspired by the Old Testament book of Hosea.

Francine Rivers, author of 'Redeeming Love' - the hit novel which has been turned into a movie, to be shown early next year.

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