Miracles from Heaven

Drama directed by Patricia Riggen and starring Jennifer Garner. The film is based on the incredible true story of the Beam family. The couple has several daughters and a wonderful relationship. But trouble comes to the house. 10-year-old Anna begins to have pains and doctors discover that the girl suffers from an incurable disease. She is unable to eat and has to use feeding tubes. Christy Beam, Anna's mother, does not stop hoping and is engaged in the search for a cure for her daughter. The girl becomes a victim of an accident that could turn out to be fatal. However, for reasons unknown to doctors, Anna's health is returning to normal. Medical professionals are puzzled, but the family is happy again. Read more In November 2014, Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired the film rights to Christy Beam's memoir Miracles from Heaven: A Little Girl, Her Journey to Heaven, and Her Amazing Healing Story. Randy Brown, the author of the sports drama "Curved Ball" with Clint Eastwood, Justin Timberlake and Amy Adams, was hired to write the script. "Heaven is Real" producers Joe Roth and T.D. Jakes joined the "Miracles from Heaven" project, and a little later - Devon Franklin. In April 2015, Patricia Riggen took over the director's chair, and Jennifer Garner was cast in the lead role. Later, Queen Latifah, Martin Henderson, John Carroll Lynch, Eugenio Derbez, Kylie Rogers and others joined the cast. The 12-year-old actress who played Anna in "Miracles from Heaven" already has a large filmography. To her credit, the series "C.S.I. Crime Scene", "City of Gangsters" by Frank Darabont and Guy Ferland, the thriller "Mojave" with Oscar Isaac and the drama "Fathers and Daughters" with Russell Crowe. "Miracles from Heaven" first of all touches on the question of faith. The picture positions itself as a Christian film. Filming began in Atlanta, Georgia in July 2015.