What if your baby bump came with a cult, a conspiracy, and a gas station prophet?
When a young woman opts to abort a miraculous conception, a Christian Fundamentalist group intervenes. Duped into an adoption scheme, Maggie agrees to carry the baby to term but gradually comes to suspect the entire arrangement. She ends up marooned at a rural service station, where she encounters a wise old radio preacher, Isaiah, and his reluctant prophet of a son, Manny, who end up guiding her on the rest of her journey. It's not an easy journey, however, as Maggie is stalked, chased and forced off the road. In a woodsy field, she comes face to face with her assailants and herself, as she prepares to undergo a painfully unorthodox delivery and yet another unforeseen miracle...
Acting
Lori Heuring commits hard to a script that doesn't deserve her.
Practical Effects
That gas station set looks genuinely lived-in and creepy.
Writing
The phrase 'miraculous conception' gets WORKED to death.
Director
Robert Kevin Townsend
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was director Robert Kevin Townsend's only feature film; he pivoted to editing reality TV including 'The Bachelor' franchise.
Released during peak mid-2000s 'religious thriller' boom alongside 'The Da Vinci Code,' but with approximately 0.001% of the budget and 1000% more gas station prophets.
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