A Week Away

A Week Away
A Week Away
	Official poster
Directed by	Roman White
Screenplay by	Alan Powell; Kali Bailey;
Story by	Alan Powell; Kali Bailey; Gabe Vasquez;
Produced by	Alan Powell; Gabe Vasquez; Steve Barnett;
Starring	Bailee Madison; Kevin Quinn; Jahbril Cook; Kat Conner Sterling; David Koechner; Sherri Shepherd; Ian Tucker; Amy Grant; Steven Curtis Chapman;
Cinematography	James King
Edited by	Parker Adams
Music by	Adam Watts
Production; companies	Monarch Media; Rove Productions;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	26 March 2021;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

A Week Away is a 2021 American Christian musical teen drama film directed by Roman White. The film was written by Alan Powell, Kali Bailey and Gabe Vasquez. It stars Bailee Madison, Kevin Quinn, David Koechner and Sherri Shepherd^[1]^[2] with cameos from Amy Grant and Steven Curtis Chapman. Producers for the film are Alan Powell, Gabe Vasquez and Steve Barnett. The film premiered on March 26, 2021 on Netflix. The film introduces songs of Christian artists such as Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant and Steven Curtis Chapman to a younger generation with modern renditions of songs like "The Great Adventure", "Dive", "Baby, Baby" and "Place in This World".

Plot[]

The film starts with Will (Kevin Quinn) running from the police and this time his actions have landed him in a situation where he's facing the juvenile hall. But as his saving grace, a foster mother Kristin (Sherri Shepherd) visits officer Mark (Ed Amatrudo) handling Will's case and Will gets to choose between juvie and a summer camp. Will ends up choosing the camp and from there he starts quite a journey. When he sees Avery (Bailee Madison) for the first time she catches his eye right away. Will pretends to be a cousin of George (Jahbril Cook) the son of Kristen. Will is taking part in camp activities as any other camper, but after the truth about his situation starts to surface among the campers Will leaves the camp. Avery drives after him trying to get him to return, without succeeding. He struggles with the thought of there being a loving God after what happened to his family. He lost his parents, he feels like he doesn't

After all, Will decides to return to the camp and he and Avery share a moment and a kiss together. Camp comes to an end and Kristen offers Will an opportunity to come home with her and George. They embrace each other in a group hug.

Cast[]

Bailee Madison as Avery
Kevin Quinn as William "Will" Hawkins
Jahbril Cook as George
Kat Conner Sterling as Presley
Iain Tucker as Sean
David Koechner as David
Sherri Shepherd as Kristin
Ed Amatrudo as Mark
Mari Kasuya as Dancer
Brooke Maroon as Dancer
Chelsea Corp as Dancer
Goria Cunningham as Extra
Brooklyn Wittmer as Camper
Rena MacMonegle as Camper
Steven Curtis Chapman as A lifeguard (cameo)
Amy Grant as A camp counselor (cameo)

Soundtrack[]

Track listing[]


#	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1	"Let's Go Make A Memory	Adam Watts, Alan Powell, Cory Clark	Kevin Quinn, Bailee Madison, Jahbril Cook, Kat Conner Sterling, Iain Tucker	2:33
2	"The Great Adventure"	Geoff Moore, Steven Curtis Chapman	Kevin Quinn, Bailee Madison, Jahbril Cook, Kat Conner Sterling, Iain Tucker & Sherri Shepherd	3:43
3	"Good Enough"	Adam Watts, Alan Powell, Cory Clark	Kevin Quinn, Bailee Madison, Jahbril Cook & Kat Conner Sterling	2:47
4	"Dive"	Steven Curtis Chapman	Kevin Quinn, Bailee Madison, Jahbril Cook, Kat Connor Sterling & Iain Tucker	3:01
5	"Baby, Baby"	Amy Grant, Keith Thomas	Jahbril Cook	2:22
6	"Place in This World"	Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrik	Kevin Quinn & Bailee Madison	3:12
7	"Big House"	Barry Blair, Bob Herdman, Will McGinniss and Mark Stuart	Kevin Quinn, Bailee Madison, Jahbril Cook, Kat Conner Sterling & Iain Tucker	3:40
8	"Awesome God" / "God Only Knows" (Campfire Medley)	Rich Mullins, Joel Smallbone, Jordan Reynolds, Luke Smallbone, Tedd Tjornhom & Josh Kerr	Kevin Quinn, Bailee Madison, Jahbril Cook, Kat Conner Sterling, Iain Tucker	2:20
9	"Where I Belong"	Adam Watts, Andy Dodd & Alan Powell	Kevin Quinn	3:48
10	"Best Thing Ever" (Stage Version)	Adam Watts, Alan Powell, Cory Clark	Kevin Quinn and Cast	2:23
11	"Best Thing Ever (Reprise)"	Adam Watts, Alan Powell, Cory Clark	Kevin Quinn, Bailee Madison, Jahbril Cook, Kat Conner Sterling, Iain Tucker	1:20
12	"Best Thing Ever"	Adam Watts, Alan Powell, Cory Clark	JOHNNYSWIM	4:04

References[]

^ "A Week Away review – out-of-touch Netflix play for Christian audience". The Guardian. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
^ "A Week Away review – a below-average musical romance". Ready Steady Cut. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-26.

External links[]

A Week Away on Netflix
A Week Away at IMDb

[1] "A Week Away review – out-of-touch Netflix play for Christian audience". The Guardian. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-26.

[2] "A Week Away review – a below-average musical romance". Ready Steady Cut. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-26.

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