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On the evening of Friday, January 30, 2004, hundreds of enthusiastic moviegoers crowded

into the Nicarbocka theatre in downtown Holland, Michigan. With a rich history dating back

to the early 1900s, the 536 seat theatre had housed a wide variety of shows over the years,

but none quite like this one. A group of film students from a nearby

Christian art school named Hope College were both excited and apprehensive to reveal the

project they'd been working on so hard for the last few months. They scanned the room

and took note of the audience. It was a mixed bag, guests ranged from classmates to members

of law enforcement and other extinct locals. The movie's production had stirred up some

big emotions around town and the community was eager to see it.

Finally, the moment the students had been waiting for arrived. The lights went down and the

screen lit up as the film's opening titles began. Classical piano music filled the room,

followed by the mesmerising sound of a woman singing. As the movie played, one observer,

a member of law enforcement, was particularly transfixed. His mind raced as he absorbed

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