| Overall: | D |
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| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | D |
| Language: | D+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C- |
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| Video Release: | 04 Oct 2004 |
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The various shades of religious commitment and motivations are expertly (and respectfully) explored in the film Lilies of the Field, which follows the efforts of a group of German Catholic nuns to persuade their local Spanish speaking congregation, the white business community, and a black Baptist handy-man (played by Sidney Poitier), to help them build a chapel.
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
