Expecting a Miracle (2009)
Botched directions lead a struggling couple to a small Mexican town whose residents have a positive effect on the pair's faltering marriage.
Top billed cast
Jason PriestleyPete Stanhope
Teri PoloDonna Stanhope
Cheech MarinFather Arturo
Kevin HernandezPepillo Salazar
Rebeka MontoyaMagdelena
Frank GallegosGarcia
Shalim OrtizJuan Salazar
Ed LauterWalter Enright
Matthew Scott MontgomeryPete's Male Assistant
Barry LivingstonDr. Douglas Clark
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