Christian film 'The Hopeful', set in 1800s, explores similarities of modern America, 21st century

In mid-April, nan Christian movie "The Hopeful" was released to viewers successful 900 theaters crossed nan U.S. for 2 days pinch a taxable that is harmonious pinch today’s society, though group successful nan early 1800s.

The film’s shaper and director, Kyle Portbury of Sydney, Australia, told Fox News Digital complete a video question and reply that nan existent communicative of belief observers, opening during nan War of 1812, effortlessly connects pinch 21st-century audiences.

"What you’re going to brushwood is people, moreover though they’ve lived 200 years earlier you did, they’ve sewage an acquisition that’s going to beryllium very recognizable," Portbury said.

"It’s a gentler time, and successful a way, we request to beryllium reminded of gentler times," he said. "Right now, it feels rather harsh and rather rough."

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Kyle Portbury was nan head and shaper of Christian movie "The Hopeful". (Jeremy Cowart)

The movie follows a postulation of existent events of Americans William Miller and Ellen Harmon, arsenic they struggle pinch nan anticipation of Christ’s return, and disappointment erstwhile nan prophecy is unfulfilled.

Audiences saw Miller, of nan 30th Infantry Regiment of nan U.S. Army during nan War of 1812, surviving a sadistic onslaught by nan British military. When he believes his endurance to beryllium a miracle, he questions his beingness and pursues nan answers done books.

Upon his wife’s recommendation, Miller opens nan Bible.

In nan people of nan readings from nan Book of Daniel, Miller believes he has recovered grounds of Christ’s upcoming return. Alone, he undertakes nan knowledge of this prophecy, until he decides to deftly supply others pinch nan message.

Through his sermons, he inspires a young woman, Harmon.

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"The Hopeful" was released to audiences successful theaters for 2 days. Now, individuals tin petition to big backstage screenings. (Jeremy Cowart)

Upon conclusion of Sunday service, Harmon, pinch nary much than a 3rd people education, returns location and enlightens her parents that Christ is hopeful and healing, not judgmental and prejudiced arsenic she had antecedently assumed. Harmon opens her eyes to nan thought of a cushioned Christ and becomes a visionary for Miller’s origin and nan Seventh-day Adventist Church.

"Ellen is nan slightest apt personification to person nan bequest that she does today," Portbury said. "She exists successful a clip wherever men do not perceive to women, particularly young women."

In 1846, she co-founded nan Christian denomination pinch her husband, James White. During her time, she penned much than 24 books and astir 4,600 articles, according to Boston University's School of Theology website.

"She worked retired clever ways to get astir nan roadblock of gender," Portbury said.

Today, Harmon, a autochthonal of Maine, is remembered arsenic a sound and a pioneer for women. The Smithsonian named Harmon 1 of nan "100 Most Significant Americans of All Time."

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Portbury told Fox News Digital during a video question and reply that nan existent Americans from nan early 1800s knowledgeable akin soul and outer battles arsenic those surviving successful nan 21st century. (Jeremy Cowart)

Portbury says that nan tests and tribulations of Harmon, Miller, Joseph Bates, a wealthy, well-respected oversea captain, his woman and others are uncomplicated and that each audiences, belief aliases not, tin bask successful nan film’s message.

"One of nan astir fabulous things astir film is it gives you an opportunity to go, ‘Who would I beryllium successful this film?’" Portbury said. "We each for illustration to deliberation we’d beryllium nan hero."

In "The Hopeful," Portbury says nan characters grapple some internally and externally pinch nan prime they person arsenic business owners, homeowners and caretakers: to clasp and hole for Christ’s return aliases to chastise those who do.

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"What they persevered done was an knowing that, yes, yet Christ is going to travel back, and nan world is going to end, but that isn’t a bad thing, that's a bully thing, because it brings dream and treatment to a world that desperately needs it," Portbury said.

Cognizant that he could link pinch nan sermon among Americans from 1812, Portbury decided to nutrient nan film.

"I deliberation we’re successful a very akin position wherever we're proceeding a batch of negativity and judgment," he said. "I deliberation nan situation to us, peculiarly as Christians, is to not put retired location nan characteristic of Christ that group are expecting, which is judgment, prejudice and fear."

Portbury believes that if much individuals bestow kindness and warmth to others daily, nan world will beryllium amended prepared erstwhile Christ does return.

"The world needs group to beryllium like, ‘Hey, I could beryllium this dream and treatment successful my small portion of nan world, aliases my neighborhood, aliases pinch nan group successful my small family,’" he said.

Viewers tin use to big a screening of "The Hopeful" successful nan U.S. and Canada and crossed nan globe.

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