Sacré Coeur coming to the USA!
‘Sacré Coeur’ blockbuster will come to the U.S. in time for consecration of the country to Sacred Heart - Catholic Standard
The hit French film “Sacré Coeur” (“Sacred Heart”) is set to reach American audiences next spring, with a U.S. release planned for June 12, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The date may even move earlier to help prepare for the U.S. bishops’ planned consecration of the nation to the Sacred Heart, also set to take place on the solemnity, according to distributor SAJE.
Nearly two months after its release, “Sacré Coeur“ – which tells the story of Christ’s apparitions to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in 17th-century France – continues to impress with its sustained, remarkable success.
Directed by Steven and Sabrina Gunnell, the film is frequently being added back to theater lineups after sold-out screenings that left viewers waiting outside.
For Hubert de Torcy, founder and director of SAJE, the only French distributor specializing in Christian-themed films, the film’s success is “unprecedented,” particularly for a “docufiction.”
“We will easily reach 500,000 admissions …