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The Third Miracle is a provocative and powerful mystery about a priest who, while investigating the life of a possible American saint, faces temptations and unexpected transformation as he falls in love with her more profane daughter.
 Two-time Academy Award nominee Ed Harris takes on his first major leading role in years with the charismatic Father Frank Shore, a priest who serves as a church-appointed "spiritual detective," probing the facts behind reported miracles. After a disturbing incident that left him with the nickname "The Miracle Killer," Father Frank is on the brink of hopelessness, living on the streets as a lay person. Then the powerful Bishop Cahill tracks him down and hands him an unwanted mission: he must journey to St. Stanislaus in the heart of Chicago where mystical phenomena are said to be taking place surrounding a recently deceased immigrant woman.
In St. Stanislaus, Father Frank uncovers a series of extraordinary events but the most extraordinary thing of all may be the "saint's" very earthly daughter, Roxanna, played by Anne Heche. Roxanna is a feisty, angry non-believer who cannot forgive her otherwise selfless mother for abandoning her at the age of 16. As Frank probes Roxanna's side of the story, he begins to see that they share more in common than they could ever have imagined. Now the closer Frank gets to proving his first real case of a miracle the closer he gets to Roxanna --whose alluring reality brings his doubts and desires to the fore, imperiling the very foundation of his investigation.
Part unconventional detective story, part inner sanctum courtroom thriller and part star-crossed romance, The Third Miracle is a spellbinding and sensual inquiry into the crossroads of faith and reality. The film is directed by Agnieszka Holland and written by John Romano based on the novel by Richard Vetere. The producers are Fred Fuchs and Steven Haft. Ashok Amritraj, Francis Coppola and Elie Samaha are the executive producers. The streets of St. Stanislaus are brought to life by cinematographer Jerzy Zielinski.
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