Heart of the Sun (1998)
1h 34m
Running Time
August 30, 1998Release Date
Heart of the Sun (1998)
1h 34m
Running Time
August 30, 1998Release Date
Plot.
Depression era drama set in Alberta finds a farmer's wife who swears that her inability to have a child is a punishment from God. In fact, it is slowly revealed that her inability to have a child stems from an illicit relationship that she had with a local priest and a subsequent operation forced on her in a cover-up by the church and her family which left her infertile
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Cast & Crew.

Christianne Hirt
Jennie McGrane

Shaun Johnston
Harry

Merrilyn Gann
Edna

Eric Johnson
Jack

Jessica Carmichael
Molly

Graham Greene
Ol'Billy

Michael Riley
Father Ed

Francis Damberger
Director

Kim Hogan
Writer

Betty Lambert
Original Story

Jeremy Hart
Dr. Finney

Sydney Banks
Executive Producer

Kim Hogan
Producer

John Danylkiw
Producer

Peter Wunstorf
Cinematographer

Lenka Svab
Editor
Details.
This Movie Is About.
infertility
religious hypocrisy
Wiki.
Heart of the Sun is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Damberger and released in 1998. Based on the play Jennie's Story by Betty Lambert, the film explores the controversial Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta through the story of Jennie (Christianne Hirt), a woman trying to have a baby with her husband Harry (Shaun Johnston) who learns that she was forcibly sterilized as a teenager.
The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1998.
Hirt won the award for Best Actress at the Alberta Film and Television Awards in 1999, and screenwriter Kim Hogan was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 20th Genie Awards.