COTTON

A film by Marty Madden

DIRECTED BY

Marty Madden

WRITTEN BY

Marty Madden

PRODUCED BY

James J. Bagley and Tom Tangen

CAST

Gary Cole, Erik Scott Smith, Lusia Strus, Zoe Perry, Ali Stroker, Dani Fish, Tim Monsion, and Tom Tangen

SYNOPSIS

A reluctant faith healer tries to escape his darkened past working as a ranch hand for a plain-spoken widower and his young daughter. Over time, he becomes a part of their family and even falls in love with the local girl who helps out at the ranch, giving him hope that he may have finally found a place to call home. But, his fragile dreams are shattered when his predatory evangelist mother tracks him down, stopping at nothing to get her son and his miraculous gifts back on the revival circuit.

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COTTON

DIRECTED BY: Marty Madden

WRITTEN BY: Marty Madden

PRODUCED BY: James J. Bagley and Tom Tangen

CAST: Gary Cole, Erik Scott Smith, Lusia Strus, Zoe Perry, Ali Stroker, Dani Fish, Tim Monsion, and Tom Tangen

SYNOPSIS:
A reluctant faith healer tries to escape his darkened past working as a ranch hand for a plain-spoken widower and his young daughter. Over time, he becomes a part of their family and even falls in love with the local girl who helps out at the ranch, giving him hope that he may have finally found a place to call home. But, his fragile dreams are shattered when his predatory evangelist mother tracks him down, stopping at nothing to get her son and his miraculous gifts back on the revival circuit.