“We went to Phil to talk to him about doing this movie because it’s his story. He shows the hardest parts of his life, and that’s tough to put it out there on the screen,” RobertsonThe film highlights the challenges he and his wife Kay Robertson faced during the early years of their marriage, as well as how thestar struggled with anger issues, alcoholism, and emotional instability over his father abandoning his family — until he found Jesus.
Korie, who is married to Phil’s son, Willie, talked about the importance of portraying the raw and broken parts of her in-laws’ story. “One of the greatest rewards has just been to read the comments and read the emails that have come in that have told us the life change that has happened in people’s lives after seeing this film,” Robertson added.
“I wish we knew how many thousands of people have been baptized in that river right behind Phil and Kay’s house, because Phil loves to baptize people and has done it right there in his backyard for years and years and years,” she said.