Upon hearing the good news Alec and Cecilia kiss. [6], The Healer was shot in June of 2016 in Halifax and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The USA release of The Healer is dedicated to philanthropist and actor Paul Newman, who started a free camp for kids with serious illnesses. Knowing that Alec got the gift back, his uncle heads back to England, and they make up before he departs. She's Old Ain't Dead! Two days later, he moves to his uncle's house in Nova Scotia. After many years as an educator and writer, Virginia retired from working life. The Healer is bright, full of light and love, and beautifully filmed. He goes back to his uncle and tells him he regrets not accepting the gift. He turns his back on all of them and “refuses” his healing ability. The Healer is partly a standard Christian-driven production about how believing in God and wanting to do good can create miracles. So many people in the world right now who profess to be Christian are full of hate, not healing. This film is streaming on Netflix. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! His uncle explains that their family has a secret gift to heal that skips a generation. He finds himself sleeping around, gambling his money away, with a failing business, and drowned in debt, when suddenly his banker tells him that a man is offering to pay all his debt. [4], "Camilla Luddington, Jonathan Pryce Board Rom-Com 'The Healer, "The Healer will donate all its proceeds to children's charities: Watch the exclusive clip", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Healer_(2016_film)&oldid=984345892, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 16:52. All the money the movie makes will go to Paul Newman Foundation for children with cancer. Alec goes to church, angrily asking God for the gift back and to not let Abigail die. She offers to help him out by placing an ad on the local newspaper to bring him some business. The movie does not flog the Christian thing to death as most films of this genre do, so I think anyone could enjoy it. It is set to release in the USA on Friday, September 28, 2018, theatrically and Video On Demand. His distant uncle Raymond Heacock (Jonathan Pryce) offers to absolve his debts if he comes to stay with him in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He’s a big mess and wants nothing to do with being a healer.
This film is streaming on Netflix.
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Review: Rebecka Martinsson – Updated with Series 2 News, Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Review: Someone Has to Die (Alguien tiene que morir), Review: Live Twice, Love Once (Vivir dos veces). We are young, old and everything in between, united by our love for Camp. [2], The Healer is the first film to be made with the intention of helping sick children all over the world. The Healer is a fantasy about a man with the power to heal people simply by being around them. This concept started a movement and lead to the formation of the global network, SeriousFun. As of 2018, there are over 30 camps and programs that provide help for children and their families. Suddenly, because of the newspaper ad, people start showing up at his house asking him to heal their ailments. The story of his conversion from a non-believer to a believer is the crux of the film. Trying to understand this gift and the new reality that it offers Alec meets Cecilia (Camilla Luddington), a beauty and local veterinarian, and a teenage girl Abigail (Kaitlyn Bernard) with terminal cancer who unexpectedly show him the way. Needing money, he starts working with Cecilia, who is a veterinarian. Although he didn't accept the gift, his uncle is a man of his word and will pay his debt if Alec remains in town the whole year, so he discards his plan to leave. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one. He tells Alec he must accept the gift before midnight or he will lose it forever. Although not thrilled by the idea, Russian debt collectors are after him, and after hiding from them in a church where the Priest tells him this opportunity might be God's way of giving him a second chance, he decides to accept his uncle's offer. But it’s also an homage to Paul Newman and the Hole in the Wall Camps for seriously ill children. The Healer. In the very beginning, Paul Newman assembled a dream team of founding directors whose hearts and hands helped to shape "a different kind of healing." Alec also makes up with Officer Tom, after he reveals that Abigail is his niece. [5], Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Alec Bailey As well, miracles, do happen, though not as spontaneously as depicted in the film. Jamie Lou Stenzel is the vocalist behind the feature song.
Since its debut in Spain and Latin America, the film has donated over $4MM to charities worldwide that support children in need. View all posts by Virginia DeBolt. But all he wants is to be an ordinary man. His Uncle Raymond (Jonathan Pryce) offers to pay all his debts if Alec goes to Nova Scotia for a year. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. I agree this one wasn’t as preachy as some. SeriousFun provides children and their families with a supportive environment that fosters growth and creates opportunities without the limitation of their illness. The town, however, is understanding and simply thanks him for the miracles he got to perform. After the credits begin to roll, we see a lengthy homage to “healer” Paul Newman and the many kids who have attended his camps around the world. Paco Arango wrote the theme song, “We Take Our Fun Seriously,” for the worldwide ending credits of The Healer. Alec is frustrated at the confusion and at not getting any electrical engineering business. During the credits, we also see multiple shots of the Seriousfun children’s network: a network of camps for seriously/chronically ill young individuals, as they dedicated the film to philanthropist, race car driver and actor Paul Newman, one of its beneficiaries. Paul Newman. His first day in town, Alec meets Cecilia, who says she knows his uncle. Father Malloy then talks to Alec, telling him that he believes he has a God-given gift to heal people. [9], Paul Newman created a free camp back in 1988 for children who suffered from serious medical conditions called, The Hole in the Wall Gang. This article "The Healer" is from Wikipedia. The Healer is a 2016 Spanish-Canadian-American comedy-drama film written and directed by Paco Arango and starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Camilla Luddington, Kaitlyn Bernard, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Pryce.[1][2]. The film ends some time later, when Alec and Cecilia speak to Abigail on the phone, who tells them that the cancer has gone away and she is in remission. Jorge Garcia as Father Malloy
[3], The USA release of The Healer is dedicated to philanthropist and actor Paul Newman, who started a free camp for kids with serious illnesses. [1], The Healer tells the story of a young man who discovers suddenly that he has the gift of healing. Alec has had enough of people thinking he can heal them; he goes back to his uncle's house to pack his bags planning to leave. Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S. Died: … Thanks for commenting. While packing, he finds a key for the basement with a note. Alec Bailey, an electrical engineer, has been struggling after the death of his parents and twin brother, Charlie.