Best-selling Hosea-based novel being released as a film

Fans of Christian fiction are in for a treat as one of Francine Rivers's novels is hitting the big screen.

Redeeming Love, written by Rivers, sold over 3 million copies, and has been published in more than 30 languages. The book was inspired by Hosea in the Old Testament and now it's being made into a movie.

The film is set to be released in the Spring of 2021 on Pureflix and is being produced by Roma Downey who produced 'The Bible' and Cindy Bond, producer of 'I Can Only Imagine'.

"This book has literally changed countless lives, and this movie will change, I believe, even substantially more lives," says Bond in the trailer.

The main character of the film, Angel, is played by Abbey Cowen. According to an article by the Christian post, filming is taking place in Cape Town, South Africa.

The adaptation, like the novel, is set in 1850 during the time of the gold rush in California.

"You are gonna love the movie, it’s an exciting retelling of the beautiful and powerful book by Francine Rivers directed by DJ Caruso and starring the beautiful Abbey Cowen as Angel," says Downey on her Instagram.