“I asked the Lord Jesus Christ to come into my heart and save me, and of course, He did.”

From Unbroken: Path to Redemption.

In 1945, when former Olympic runner, Louis Zamperini (Samuel Hunt) is released from the prisoner of war camp, he returned home just wanting desperately to put all his past behind him.  His family is excited to have him back, but he struggles with finding a job or a purpose after the war is over and is soon contacted by the Army and asked to tour the country using his influence as a both an Olympian and a POW to help sell war bonds.  Struggling with nightmares and PTSD flashbacks, Louis turns to alcohol and is spirals out of control so much that he is sent to Miami for three weeks to sober up and collect himself for the rest of the tour.  While in Florida, he meets the kind and attractive Cynthia (Merritt Patterson) and the two quickly fall in love. The newlyweds begin their life together, but Louis struggles to find a job and move on from the horrors of his plane crash, his over-forty days lost at sea, and his years in a Japanese war camp; he is especially plagued by nightmares of one specific prison guard (David Sakurai), who tortured Louis daily.  As time goes by, Louis falls deeper into a dark spiral of alcoholism and depression.  Cynthia, Louis’ older brother (Bobby Campo), and even his old war buddies are unable to reach him as it becomes obvious that it will take a miracle to save Louis from the terror of his past.

This movie picks up where 2014’s Unbroken left off, and true to Zamperini’s real life, this movie focuses more on the spiritual journey that took place after his release from the Japanese camp.  The movie features frequent and intense flashbacks which truly highlight how much does Zamperini struggled in every aspect of his life; this keeps the movie from being too gory, but emotionally-taxing.  Hunt carries the lead well, easily displaying both his torment and struggle to move on well.  While the sequel is obviously lesser-publicized than the original, Unbroken: Path to Redemption carries the same hope and heart, making it a movie not to be missed.

| Rated: PG-13 | Running Time: 98 minutes |Genre: biography/faith/drama |

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 0 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 1 of 10

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