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Destiny93
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Hello everyone,
I just recently watched a film by the name of “Stolen Summer.” Though it is a film from 2002 (so not all that recent), it’s a film that I feel most people don’t know about.
I found it to be quite a touching film about two young boys, one Catholic and the other Jewish. The former becomes determined to help his Jewish friend get to heaven.
Here is a general plot summary from IMDB:
Pete, an eight-year-old Catholic boy growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the mid-1970s, attends Catholic school, where as classes let out for the summer, he’s admonished by a nun to follow the path of the Lord, and not that of the Devil. Perhaps taking this message a bit too seriously, Pete decides it’s his goal for the summer to help someone get into heaven; having been told that Catholicism is the only sure path to the kingdom of the Lord, Pete decides to convert a Jew to Catholicism in order to improve their standing in the afterlife. Hoping to find a likely candidate, Pete begins visiting a nearby synagogue, where he gets to know Rabbi Jacobson, who responds to Pete’s barrage of questions with good humor. Pete also makes friends with the Rabbi’s son, Danny, who is about the same age; when he learns that Danny is seriously ill, he decides Danny would be an excellent choice for conversion. When the priest at Pete’s church informs Pete that all will be tested before they pass the Pearly Gates, he sets up a mini-decathlon and puts Danny in training as he attempts to reshape his spiritual thinking. Pete’s parents aren’t sure just what to make of Pete’s new summer project, and as they become acquainted with Rabbi Jacobson, they share their perspectives on the unexpected trials of parenting.
Anyways, I just thought I’d share this here in these forums. Maybe some of you have already heard of this and/or even watched it. If anyone has watched this before, what were/are your thoughts?
For those of you who haven’t seen this, I would honestly say it is worth watching this film if you ever get the chance.
I just recently watched a film by the name of “Stolen Summer.” Though it is a film from 2002 (so not all that recent), it’s a film that I feel most people don’t know about.
I found it to be quite a touching film about two young boys, one Catholic and the other Jewish. The former becomes determined to help his Jewish friend get to heaven.
Here is a general plot summary from IMDB:
Pete, an eight-year-old Catholic boy growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the mid-1970s, attends Catholic school, where as classes let out for the summer, he’s admonished by a nun to follow the path of the Lord, and not that of the Devil. Perhaps taking this message a bit too seriously, Pete decides it’s his goal for the summer to help someone get into heaven; having been told that Catholicism is the only sure path to the kingdom of the Lord, Pete decides to convert a Jew to Catholicism in order to improve their standing in the afterlife. Hoping to find a likely candidate, Pete begins visiting a nearby synagogue, where he gets to know Rabbi Jacobson, who responds to Pete’s barrage of questions with good humor. Pete also makes friends with the Rabbi’s son, Danny, who is about the same age; when he learns that Danny is seriously ill, he decides Danny would be an excellent choice for conversion. When the priest at Pete’s church informs Pete that all will be tested before they pass the Pearly Gates, he sets up a mini-decathlon and puts Danny in training as he attempts to reshape his spiritual thinking. Pete’s parents aren’t sure just what to make of Pete’s new summer project, and as they become acquainted with Rabbi Jacobson, they share their perspectives on the unexpected trials of parenting.
Anyways, I just thought I’d share this here in these forums. Maybe some of you have already heard of this and/or even watched it. If anyone has watched this before, what were/are your thoughts?
For those of you who haven’t seen this, I would honestly say it is worth watching this film if you ever get the chance.