"Redeeming Love" is a 2022 American Christian Western romance film directed by D.J. Caruso and written by Caruso and Francine Rivers.
The film is based on Rivers' 1991 novel of the same name, which was inspired by the biblical story of Hosea, and is set during the California Gold Rush in the 1850s.
The film stars Abigail Cowen as Angel/Sarah, a young woman forced into prostitution as a child, and Tom Lewis as Michael Hosea, a farmer who falls in love with Angel and tries to redeem her. The supporting cast includes Logan Marshall-Green, Wu Kexi, Livi Birch, Famke Janssen, Nina Dobrev, and Eric Dane.
"Redeeming Love" was co-produced by Pinnacle Peak Pictures, Mission Pictures International, and Nthibah Pictures, and was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. It was theatrically released by Universal Pictures on January 21, 2022.
The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the pacing, dialogue, and portrayal of the central romance. However, it was nominated for the GMA Dove Award for Inspirational Film/Series of the Year at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards. Commercially, the film was a box office bomb, grossing only $9.46 million worldwide against a $30 million budget.