Behind the Scenes of 'Ordinary Angels' with Filmmaker Andy Erwin

Kingdom Story Company's Ordinary Angels, scheduled to hit theaters on Oct. 13, will tell the true story of a hairdresser who rallies a community and a church to assist a widower whose young daughter is critically ill. Set in Louisville, Ky., during the 1990s, the film stars Alan Ritchson as the widower, Ed Schmitt, and two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank as the hairdresser, Sharon Stevens.

"It's a miracle story," producer Andy Erwin told Christian Headlines.

The film, he said, "shows the gospel in action."

Incredibly, the film "tested" better than any film produced by Kingdom Story Company, which also made hit films Jesus Revolution and I Can Only Imagine, Erwin said. The tests involve audiences who watch advanced screenings and then give movies a grade. Lionsgate, the distributor, conducts the tests, Erwin said.

"It scored at 98 with the audience, which is unheard of," Erwin said. "It's just a feel-good story."

When the movie opens, widower Schmitt is grieving the loss of his wife while trying to save the life of his young daughter, who needs a liver transplant and has the same condition that took her mom. Meanwhile, Schmitt has hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.

"[The hospital] charged him so much for his wife … that he couldn't fight for his daughter to live," Erwin said. "And he was at the point of not knowing what to do next. And for whatever reason, this Good Samaritan stranger … feels this cosmic calling to save this little girl's life."

Stevens was a "tenacious tornado that wouldn't take no for an answer," Erwin said.

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