Heart of the Country (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Heart of the Country

| image = Heart of the Country (film) poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| director = John Ward

| producer = Anne Hawthorne
Wayne Thompson
John Ward

| writer = John Ward

| based_on = {{Based on|Heart of the Country|John Ward and Rene Gutteridge}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| music = Orest Hrynewich
Jack Lenz

| cinematography = Christopher Marcus

| editing = Christopher Marcus

| studio = Bay Ridge Films

| distributor = 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|2013|08|20}}

| runtime = 87 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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Heart of the Country is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by John Ward and starring Jana Kramer and Gerald McRaney. When a wealthy New York socialites’ world is in upheaval, she’ll need to lean on the family and southern roots she left long ago. It is based on a novel by Ward and Rene Gutteridge.{{cite web|last=Kosikowski|first=Ashlea|title=Wilmington native talks about directing, filming 'Heart of the Country'|year=2013|publisher=WECT|url=http://www.wect.com/story/23225061/wilmington-native-talks-about-directing-filming-heart-of-the-country|accessdate=28 December 2017}}

Plot

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Cast

Production

The film was shot in Wilmington, North Carolina.{{cite news|last=Voorheis|first=Mike|title=Wilmington native heads home to film feature 'Heart of the Country'|date=16 February 2012|newspaper=Star-News|url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20120216/wilmington-native-heads-home-to-film-feature-heart-of-the-country|accessdate=28 December 2017}}

Reception

Tracy Moore of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five.{{cite web|last=Moore|first=Tracy|title=Heart of the Country|publisher=Common Sense Media|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/heart-of-the-country|accessdate=28 December 2017}}

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