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New film 'A Little Prayer' tells a loving, gentle Southern tale

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM EDT

David Strathairn and Jane Levy in "A Little Prayer." (Courtesy of Music Box Films)

The new film “A Little Prayer” tells the story of the bond between a North Carolina father and daughter-in-law, played by David Strathairn and Jane Levy. Their relationship is complicated by infidelity, post-traumatic stress disorder, and additional family drama.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Strathairn, Levy, Celia Weston, who plays the matriarch, and writer-director Angus MacLachlan.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Here & Now Newsroom