Synopsis
Zamperini returns to California where he wound up marrying Cynthia Applewhite while wrestling with untreated PTSD, suffering constant nightmares, angry, bitter and deeply depressed, his wife convinces Zamperini to attend the 1949 Billy Graham Crusade.
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Cast
- Samuel HuntLouis Zamperini
- Merritt PattersonCynthia Applewhaite
- Bob GuntonMajor
- Will GrahamBilly Graham
- David SakuraiWatanabe 'The Bird'
- Vanessa Bell CallowayLila Burkholder
- Bobby CampoPete Zamperini
- Andrew Lewis CaldwellHarry Read
- David DeLuiseHoward Lambert
- Gianna SimoneSylvia Zamperini
- 50
Movie Nation
It truly works on the level too many other faith-based dramas do, as comfort food for the faithful, an altar call for the already saved. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Hunt gives it as all as the tortured Louis, but Patterson is the heart and soul of the film, giving a far more interesting performance as his long-suffering wife. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The movie delivers an inspiring message about the power of faith and forgiveness, which is its obvious raison d'etre. But it does so in the sort of formulaic, cliched and simplistic manner that afflicts so many inspirational films. - 50
RogerEbert.com
This message is preaching to the choir, much more likely to reassure those who are already believers than to engage those who are seeking answers. - 42
The A.V. Club
Unbroken: Path To Redemption ultimately preaches forgiveness—a message that, in and of itself, is unobjectionable. - 40
Variety
It would be unfair, and not entirely accurate, to dismiss “Path to Redemption” as irredeemably dull and without merit. - 15
TheWrap
Zoran Popovic’s uninspired cinematography, paired with barely credible production design, give “Path to Redemption” the aesthetic feel of a low-budget reenactment segment in a basic cable history show. The performances operate at about the same level; no one gets to shine beyond over-acting during a few emotionally charged scenes.