'He saw the brutality of World War I, the butchery of it. 'Lewis lost his mother at 9 years old to cancer, had a terrible relationship with his father,' McLean told The Christian Post. The film dramatizes some of the events that led to a young Lewis' atheism - from the death of his mother to his traumatic experience in the trenches of World War I. 'The Most Reluctant Convert' stars Max McLean as an adult Lewis, Nicolas Ralph (All Creatures Great & Small) as college-age Lewis and Eddie Ray Martin as child-age Lewis. The film, directed by two-time Emmy and BAFTA winner Norman Stone and adapted from Lewis' memoir, Surprised by Joy, will be available to stream on PureFlix on Christmas Eve. Lewis' journey from passionate atheist to one of the most influential Christian writers of the past century, is hitting PureFlix just in time for Christmas. ' The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Theater actor Max McLean plays a middle-aged Lewis who looks back on how the author came to become a believer and ultimately one of the world’s most influential Christian apologists.'The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Eddie Ray Martin plays the childhood Lewis, who renounced his faith after his mother died of cancer. Viewers may recognize Nicholas Ralph, of the PBS Masterpiece hit All Creatures Great and Small, who plays Lewis as a young man. Lewis, is based on a stage play by the same name, which was based on Lewis’ memoir Surprised By Joy.Ī veteran of World War I, Lewis returned from the trenches an ardent atheist, concluding that “either there was no god behind the universe, a god who is indifferent to good and evil, or worse, an evil god.” The movie takes us along to the point where he “admitted that God was God, knelt and prayed, perhaps the most dejected, reluctant convert in all England.”ĭirected by Emmy and BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Norman Stone (BBC’s Shadowlands, The Narnia Code) the lavish production features a star-studded cast. The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S.

Lewis and how the former atheist came to be perhaps the world’s most influential Christian writer will be released in select theaters for a one-day engagement on November 3. The movie tells the story of the 'Chronicles of Narnia' author’s own faith journey.Ī new movie about the life of author C.S.

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