This film offered a true story with a PG rating for good family entertainment. The director T. C. Christensen mentioned three miracles that happened in the process of doing the film. Two were concerned with the funding of the less than a million-dollar cost of the film and the last miracle was who the extras were in the film. "Eighty-five percent of the extras in this film are descendants of the actual missionaries this happened to," T. C. said. "I loved to have them on the set, we introduced them every morning. And they made me cry every morning because they're there to honor their ancestor, and they bring a spirit to the set that helps us remember that this is a real story we're telling."
I was totally unaware of this story, and I'm glad that it was made into a film. Elder Seibold who was tasked with finding the missionaries was led by the Spirit to find them and urge them to get out. Time was of the essence, and he did meet up with some resistance. Luckily, he was able to convince them, it was necessary to get out.
I enjoyed learning about this dramatic story and how historic events such as WWII impact people's lives.
