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, Rovi
- Starring:
- Melissa Gilbert, Martin Sheen, (more)
- Director(s):
- Joseph Sargent
Synopsis of Choices of the Heart
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, Rovi
Complete Cast of Choices of the Heart
- Melissa Gilbert
- Mike Farrell
- Pamela Bellwood
- Mari Gorman - Sister Ita Ford
- Demian Richir - Armando
- Enrique Lucero - Col. Rojas
- George Belanger - Father Rich
- Martin Sheen
- Rene Enriquez
- Peter Horton
- Patrick Cassidy - Patrick
- Helen Hunt - Kathy
- 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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