Prison broke his body. His past? That's the real life sentence.
Saint Christopher depicts the constant struggle between good and evil, with definitive religious implications, embodied in a young man battling his destructive forces in order to fulfill his destiny. Charismatic Christopher Doogan has lead a troubled life. As he returns home from prison hoping to put the pies of his life back together and atone for his past mistakes, he discovers that his destiny is irrevocably intertwined with his reckless past. Refusing to give up Christopher finds strength to move on in unexpected places.
Acting
Kadish carries the whole film on his battered shoulders.
Direction
Herwig's micro-budget miracle. Shot on what, prayer?
Director
R.T. Herwig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Christopher Kadish was a complete unknown discovered working at a Philadelphia diner; Herwig cast him after a 4am conversation about Dante's Inferno.
Filmed in 1999 but shelved until 2002, making it a bizarre time capsule of pre-9/11 American indie faith cinema that studios wouldn't touch.
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