Choices of the Heart (1983)
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Choices of the Heart (aka In December the Roses Will Bloom Again) recounts the life and death of Irish lay missionary Jean Donovan. Together with three American nuns, the 27-year-old Donovan (here played by Melissa Gilbert) was murdered in El Salvador in 1980. Constructed in a complex flashback-flashforward style, the film shows how Donovan went from a selfish, materialistic girl to a champion of human rights. Martin Sheen plays the priest who is instrumental in Donovan's turnaround. The increasing demand for the US to withdraw its support of El Salvador's military-oriented government is a secondary but vital ingredient to the full dramatic impact of this made-for-TV movie. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Melissa Gilbert
- Mike Farrell
- Pamela Bellwood
- Mari Gorman - Sister Ita Ford
- George Belanger - Father Rich
- Patrick Cassidy - Patrick
- Enrique Lucero - Col. Rojas
- Martin Sheen
- Rene Enriquez
- Peter Horton
- Helen Hunt - Kathy
- Demian Richir - Armando
- Les Monroe - Gwen
- Mary McCusker - Sister Maura Clarke
- Director(s):
- Joseph Sargent
- Writer(s):
- John Pielmeier
- Producer(s):
- David W. Rintels, Joseph Sargent
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