Christmas Ranch (2016)

THE MOVIE

Both photographs from imdb

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#hopeisbelieving

JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS — A FEEL-GOOD FILM ABOUT HOPE AND SECOND CHANCES! THE STORY IS ABOUT A STRONG-WILLED GIRL WHO IS SENT TO STAY WITH HER GRANDMOTHER ON HER HORSE RANCH FOR CHRISTMAS. SHE BEGINS TO CARE FOR HER GRANDMOTHER’S PONY AND BECOMES DETERMINED TO HELP SAVE THE RANCH FROM FORECLOSURE.- source

Director and Producer: Douglas B. Maddox

Writers: Michelle Norton and Simon K. Parker (as Simon Parker)

Music by 

Daniel Galey

Austin Jaquith

Sean Anthony Kisch

Not everyone gets to save their hard earned property, but at least not without a fight, so this story is about something like that.  

Mary (FRANCINE LOCKE) is a very good and helpful woman, and she is too generous for her own good, that she got a loan with the ranch as collateral. Due to certain expenses, she wasn't able to pay for six months.  I don't know if it's because of pride or bashfulness, she didn't ask her only child(WARREN WATSON) for help.

Mary's only grandchild, Lizzie(TAYLOR LYONS), had some trouble due to an accident so she was forced to stay in the ranch as a punishment.  She hates this and she wasn't ashamed to show it.

This is a family Christmas movie about neighbourly love, cooperation, camaraderie, crushes, so much more, and of course, about horses and ponies.  

It is heartwarming and surely not a waste of time, even if some of the viewers think that the dialogue is slow and there is no buildup.  

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Thanks for your time.

Soundtrack

Hope is Believing 

Written and originally performed by Cheri Keaggy

Published by DBM Films (BMI, ASCAP) and 

© 2016 SOICANTELL Publishing (BMI) 

Cast from imdb

	Francine Locke	...	Mary Evans
	Ken Arnold	...	Phil Mifflin
	Taylor Lyons	...	Lizzy Evans
	Stefannie Smith	...	Susan Evans (Ms. Smith is also the set designer)
	Warren Watson	...	David Evans
	Allen Williamson	...	James Mifflin