It is based on true events, and tells the story of a lonely Pentecostal minister who attempts to perform a miracle when a young woman asks him to heal her son from a seemingly incurable illness.

When Melva Neddy, a single mother on the brink of profound desperation, brings her tormented young son to church for healing, Wilkins is not only forced to confront the seemingly incurable illness of the child, but his own inescapable demons as well.

[9] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times stated, "The movie's realism owes much to the lived-in locations and its two excellent leads, who fill in the gaps with nuanced emotional texture; the script doesn't tell you much about who these people are, but the actors do.

"[10] Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times called the film "bleakly spare, powerful" and noted, "The fact-based story, which is allowed to quietly unfold in a series of extended takes, has been stripped of all artifice, especially in regard to the pared-back performances of Harewood and Findley.

"[12] Guy Lodge of Variety described the film as a "searing, skeptical but roundly compassionate ecclesiastical drama" and commented, "Superb, skin-prickling performances by the three principals contribute invaluably to the pic's stern believability.