'' The Cokeville Miracle '' is a 2015 drama film written & directed by T. C. Christensen and starring Jasen Wade , Sarah Kent and Kimball Stinger . The film was based on the Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis in 1986 and the book '' The Cokeville Miracle : When Angels Intervene '' by Hartt Wixom and Judene Wixom . The film was released in select theaters across the United States in the summer of 2015 , and distributed by Deseret Book Co. and affiliated retailers
Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis
Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis
The Cokeville Miracle