· “breakthrough” dramatizes the true story of smith, whose 14-year-old son, john, fell through the ice on a frozen missouri lake in 2015. · their experience inspired the new movie breakthrough, starring this is us’ s chrissy metz as joyce. · when joyce smith’s ( chrissy metz ) adopted son john (marcel ruiz) falls through an icy missouri lake, all hope seems lost as john lies lifeless. How did chrissy metz pray during breakthrough? Is breakthrough based on a true story? Chrissy metz as joyce smith, a highly devout christian woman, brians wife and johns adoptive mother. Josh lucas as brian smith, joyces husband and johns adoptive father. In the face of every bleak medical case history and dire scientific prediction, joyce’s unwavering belief inspires her community to pray for john’s recovery. · actress chrissy metz , director roxann dawson and producer devon franklin explain what they wanted to capture in breakthrough, a resurrection movie based on a true story. · how john smith survived against all odds and inspired a new movie starring chrissy metz John spent more than 15 minutes underwater and another 43 minutes with no signs of life — until his mother began to pray over him in the emergency room. · today we hear the miraculous true story of one mother’s belief in the power of prayer that not only brought her son back to life, but continues to inspire people around the world in a new inspirational movie called breakthrough, starring chrissy metz from nbc’s this is us. What happened to john in breakthrough starring chrissy metz?
