Letters to Father Jacob
Apr 03, 2009 | IMDB 7.2
76 min Watch NowDrama
With few options, newly pardoned convict Leila agrees to work as an assistant to a blind pastor. Father Jacob spends his days answering the letters of the needy, which Leila finds pointless. But when the letters stop, the pastor is devastated and Leila finds herself cast in a new role.
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