JOHNNY CASH: THE REDEMPTION OF AN AMERICAN ICON is a documentary getting a brief theatrical release and tells how the influential country and folk music singer, songwriter lost his way after becoming addicted to amphetamines, but returned to Jesus and became a spokesman for the Gospel. JOHNNY CASH: THE REDEMPTION OF AN AMERICAN ICON tells an inspiring story of redemption, faith and service to the Lord, but there are references to adultery, drug addiction and recovery, so it’s not for younger children.
Narrated by Marty Stuart, another country music icon, the movie opens by revealing how Johnny Cash grew up poor in the toughest part of Arkansas. His family were God-fearing people, and Johnny grew up singing gospel songs in the family’s church. Dirt poor, the children had to work the...