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Broken Chains

When Benny Trevors was eight years old, he watched his father get run down by a drunk driver in their church parking lot. From that moment on, his life was changed for the worse. He has spent the last thirty years in and out of prison for safe cracking and robbing jewelry stores. His mother, Mary Trevors, has never given up on her son and she has never stopped praying for him. "Broken Chains" deals with anger, even hatred, toward a God that loves each of us unconditionally. While "Broken Chains" shows the Love and Grace of our Lord and Savior, it also reveals man's dark side when a woman has to live with stalking and domestic abuse.
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This is a compelling story which powerfully demonstrates God’s love and his power to change lives and heal hurting hearts.

Benny Trevors watched his dad die after being hit by a drunk driver in the church parking lot when Benny was only eight years old. He has never gotten over that. Now, just out of prison, he finds himself in the position of hero when he rescues a woman from her ex-husband as he publicly confronts her and slaps her. The woman, Heather, takes a liking to Benny and he is attracted to her too. Soon Benny is being encouraged to go to church again by his mother. He also meets Pastor John, the man that took over his dad’s former church. He learns something extraordinary about the event of his father’s death.

This is a story about forgiveness and healing, sacrifice and the richness of God’s love. We are pleased to award this movie our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal for ages twelve plus. This movie is about the possibility of change!

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Integrity

A woman is slapped across the face but a man stops her assailant; a grown daughter slaps her father a few times for how he treated the family in the past but he stops her when she attempts it a third time and later they reconcile; a fight and man punches another man; man slams man's head against a table; two men try to kidnap a woman to kill her but they are stopped; two kidnappers are killed; some men hold up a bank and a few people get shot and there is some blood shown but it is not gratuitous.

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Sex

A woman kisses a man on the cheek; kissing between a couple and the couple becomes engaged.

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Language

OMG-1; My Lord-1; H-1; Slut-1; Idiots-1; Shut up-1: Pig-1

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Violence

A woman is slapped across the face but a man stops her assailant; a grown daughter slaps her father a few times for how he treated the family in the past but he stops her when she attempts it a third time and later they reconcile; a fight and man punches another man; man slams man's head against a table; two men try to kidnap a woman to kill her but they are stopped; two kidnappers are killed; some men hold up a bank and a few people get shot and there is some blood shown but it is not gratuitous.

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Drugs

Cigarettes are smoked in a few scenes ( in one scene we see a man smoke from behind him) and a few comments about smoking.

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Nudity

Mild cleavage.

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Other

Tattoos seen on man's arm and girl's arm; piercing on a character's face; the talk of a few character's deaths and the resulting grief; a character lies but repents later on; a daughter tells her father she hates him but she changes by film's end; a man says God was a great disappointment to him but he repents later on; a man says his father committed suicide.

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