David Crank, left, takes a selfie with John Smith, center, and his girlfriend Abby Medaris during the red carpet event before the premier of "Breakthrough" on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in Des Peres.

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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).

New movie Breakthrough is set to be released in April 2019, and tells the incredible true story of Joyce Smith, who refused to give up hope after her son John "died" for nearly an hour.

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, an adopted boy from Guatemala, is a living, breathing, walking miracle and his unbelievable true story is going to the big screen April 17 in the 20th Century faith-based film ...

"Breakthrough" tells the true story of one of the most miraculous recoveries ever. John Smith was just 14 years old when he fell through an icy Missouri lake in 2015.

Five years ago today, John Smith fell through the ice on Lake Saint Louise in Lake St. Louis in 2015. It’s a day John said he will mostly spend alone. “I’m more solo that day because I’m ...