More than a movie

“Bella” was released this week on DVD with amazing success. It has already climbed up to the top tier of Yahoo and Amazon ratings, and it’s turning into a phenomenon. Jason Jones, from the film’s promotion team, told me today that some people are buying multiple copies and giving them to crisis pregnancy centers. He said that in Florida, one woman who intended to get an abortion changed her mind after seeing the film.

Watch the film’s star Eduardo Verastegui explain how life changing it’s been for him as well. He credits his mother, an especially poignant part of the story behind this film that simply and in few words, celebrates the power of family. It’s about the anguish of adversity and the grace of redemption.

Verastegui announced a special promotion running right now at the movie’s site for a private screening. And he told the story of his mother’s influence on his life. Beautiful story.