Unsung Hero, rated PG
** ½
This faith-based film tells the true story of the Smallbone family from Australia. The film is written and directed by Richard L. Ramsey and Joel Smallbone, one-half of Christian musical artists For King & Country.
The film begins in 1990 in Australia where David Smallbone, played by his son Joel Smallbone, works as a successful concert promoter for Christian musicians such as Stryper. David and his wife Helen, played by Daisy Betts (Last Resort, Chicago Fire), live in a large home, have six children and a seventh on the way. While David pursues his dream in music, Helen looks after the children and the home.
But David suffers a major loss when a recession impacts Amy Grant’s Australian tour. He loses everything. And now nobody wants him to handle their tours.
As a result, he convinces Helen to move the family from Sydney, Australia to Nashville to work in the Christian music industry there. Helen agrees to give the move two years, even though it means leaving family, friends, schools, etc.
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