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James Stevens is facing a crossroads in his life. After losing his wife in an accident and losing custody of his child, his life was a mess. Unable to hold down a steady job, Stevens agreed to drive a box truck across country for cash with no questions asked. Yet, this was no ordinary cargo in the back of the truck, \u00a0as Stevens soon finds out\u2014it was two women being smuggled into the country for sex trafficking.<\/p>\n
The plot is a creative tale straight from the mind of Joel Smallbone. You may have heard of Smallbone, he is in the popular Christian band King & Country with brother Luke, and stars as James in the\u00a0movie, “Priceless: She’s Worth Fighting For.\u201d The project took two years to complete, between writing the book (authored by both Joel and Luke), and working out the details for the film script based on the book. \u201cI am dumbfounded and thrilled at how the journey has taken place,\u201d Joel explained, the bother of singer Rebecca St. James. During one event, right before they played their two songs, the discussion circled around the importance of men regarding their relationships to women. It was left open ended, and that night birthed the \u201cPriceless\u201d movement where men are encouraged to value and celebrate a women\u2019s worth in a relationship. \u201cIt is time for men to step up and standout\u2014chivalry is alive and well. Ever since the inception of King & Country, this has been something that we have shared,\u201d Joel said. Both brothers then took the idea to brother, Ben, a filmmaker.\u00a0 He loved the idea; the book followed shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n
Joel talked about his role as James, a failed father and ex-convict. He continues living a sketchy life by taking an under-the-table transportation job to drive across America. He falls asleep at the wheel on the way and runs off the road. As he is circling the truck in the middle of the night, checking to make sure everything is intact, he hears crying from the trailer of the truck. He knocks the lock off and opens the doors to find two women\u00a0(sisters Antonia and Amber). They believe they are coming into the country to work as maids and waitresses. Unsure what to do next, James continues the journey, but once he \u201cmakes the drop\u201d he realized he sold the women into slavery. Throughout the journey, James found himself falling in love with one of the women. This love transforms him \u2013 he takes on the role of vigilante to save them, while dealing with some tough questions like the value of life along the way.<\/p>\n
For Joel, the fanfare is not what he wants from the film; there is a bigger concern. He prays the film will inspire women to treat themselves with self-respect. Both Joel and Luke, listed as producer on the film, wanted to share the message because, \u201cwe had to call ourselves into account as fathers and husbands.\u201d The message is something that they feel very strongly in themselves. \u201cAs men we are the protectors and the hunter,\u201d Joel said. \u201cIt can be a beautiful component to the male species, this pursuit and fight and winning women over. But the protector is down played, and the hunter is lifted up,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are more bombarded with explicit messages that play to the hunter and the physicality of a woman. The protector has been hidden away. Marriages are having a hard time staying together, as men can\u2019t transition into this protector, lover and nurturer. We want to stay in the hunt.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 He offered that men need to take the less primitive road by loving and being committed to a woman. \u201cThese are things I am in fear of losing in the context of culture,\u201d he explained. \u201cThis is very dramatically and theatrically told in the film.\u201d<\/p>\n