Faith like Potatoes

Faith Like Potatoes
Faith Like Potatoes
	Sean Michael
Cinematography	Dave Aenmey
Edited by	Ronelle Loots
Music by	Grant Innes McLachlan
Distributed by	Affirm Films
Release dates	27 October 2006 (South Africa); 7 April 2009 (US);
Running time	116 min.
Country	South Africa
Languages	Zulu; English

Faith Like Potatoes is a 2006

drama film based on the 1998 book written by Angus Buchan, "Faith Like Potatoes". It is written and directed by Regardt van den Bergh, and stars Frank Rautenbach, Jeanne Wilhelm, Hamilton Dhlamini, and Sean Cameron Michael. The film follows Buchan and his family's move from Zambia

to South Africa and chronicles his Christian faith throughout that time.

Plot

When Angus Buchan, a white

Jesus Christ. His outlook takes a complete turnaround, and supernatural occurrences begin to happen when Angus prays in faith. He begins giving his testimony in different towns, and eventually gathers thousands of people in Kings Park Stadium

for a time of unified prayer for the nation and for the land.

Traditionally a maize and cattle farmer, Buchan decides to plant potatoes. Scientists had warned the farmers not to plant that season unless they had irrigation. Because of the unprecedented drought, planting potatoes would be a massive risk. Believing he is led by the Lord, he plants potatoes in the dry dust. When harvest time comes, there is a crop of giant potatoes.

Production

Faith Like Potatoes was produced by Frans Cronje from Global Creative Studios. Most of the filming took place at Shalom Farm, the famous Buchan farm in Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Release and reception

The movie opened in cinemas in South Africa on 27 October 2006.^[1]

Faith Like Potatoes was shown at several small

film festivals including the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and the Australian International Film Festival

. It was especially well received by Christian organizations, and won the audience choice award at the 2006 Sabaoth International Film Festival held in Milan, Italy.

Ted Baehr, chairman of the Christian Film and Television Commission, described the film as "Fireproof on steroids."^[2]

Soundtrack

A soundtrack consisting of the songs played in this movie has been released, with the score by Grant Innes McLachlan. The title song for the movie, A New Day, was written and performed by South African artist Joe Niemand.

Home Media

Faith Like Potatoes was released on DVD, December 2006 in South Africa, as well as in

UK. Sony Pictures released the DVD in April 2009 in North America

and worldwide in July 2009.

References

^ "彩多多（中国集团）有限公司".
^ "Family-friendly movies get Hollywood's attention (OneNewsNow.com)". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.

External links

[1] "彩多多（中国集团）有限公司".

[2] "Family-friendly movies get Hollywood's attention (OneNewsNow.com)". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.

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