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Up-and-coming senator Nick Rast's young son is terminally ill with leukemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast's career, represented by geriatric monster Doc Wheelan are less happy with events.

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Awards
Won the Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography (1980) and the Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award (1980)
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the AACTA Award for Best Costume Design (1980)
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Music by Brian May
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Gary Hansen
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Director: Simon Wincer
Writer: Everett De RocheScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: March 28, 1980
Original language: English
Countries: Australia

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