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John Smith (left) gets ready to pose with his mother, Joyce Smith, and two actors who portray them in a movie on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Lake St. Louis.
John and Joyce Smith were in attendance as were their big-screen counterparts Chrissy Metz and Marcel Ruiz. Also attending the dedication ceremony were Pastor Jason Noble, the film’s director Roxann ...
John Smith is a walking miracle, who literally went from death to life after 40 minutes, and had his incredible story featured on the big screen in the faith-based film, "Breakthrough." ...
John Smith (left) gets ready to pose with his mother, Joyce Smith, and two actors who portray them in a movie on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Lake St. Louis. Chrissy Metz (third from left) plays ...
In 2015, Smith’s son, John, then 14, had been playing with friends on frozen Lake Sainte Louise in St. Charles, Missouri, when he fell through the ice and was submerged for 15 minutes.
A true story, BREAKTHROUGH tells of 14-year old John Smith (Marcel Ruiz), who fell through the ice on a frozen lake and was submerged over 15 minutes before being rescued. For the next 45 minutes, he ...
Before the ice cracks beneath John, the movie introduces its three major characters and sketches their flaws. Joyce is old-fashioned and judgmental, which leads to conflict with John and their new ...
Metz stars as Joyce Smith, the proud mother of basketball-obsessed John (Marcel Ruiz), whom she adopted on a Central American mission trip with her husband, Brian (Josh Lucas).
“Breakthrough” - ★ ★ Of the many ways for a child to almost die, being submerged in frigid water is one of the more survivable. No one mentions this in “Breakthrough.” ...
In January 2015, 14-year-old John Smith fell through the frozen surface of a lake in St. Charles, Missouri, and remained submerged for 15 minutes. He had no pulse when emergency workers pulled him ...
Recounting an actual near-drowning incident in 2015, this Christian drama peddles miracles and is genuinely moving (at times).