Liken: Esther and the King (Video 2006)

Liken: Esther and the King: Directed by Dennis Agle Jr., Aaron Edson. With Dallyn Vail Bayles, Lori Broadhead, Erik Denton, Frank Gerrish. When a modern-day girl faces a big challenge in her life, her mother teaches her about the power of fasting by sharing the story of a heroine from the Bible. Your whole family will enjoy this musical journey into Amelia’s imagination as she brings to life the amazing story of Esther, an orphan raised by a relative named Mordecai, as she is chose from all the maidens in the land to become queen. While this is where most fairy tales end, it’s just the beginning of the true story of Esther, who must risk her life to save her people from a treacherous plan of the charmingly wicked prince Haman. Featuring all new original music by Aaron Edson, this is a story that will tickle your funny bone and touch your heart.

“Came across Liken: Esther and the King on a small late night OTA channel and it followed Liken: David and Goliath. I could tell right off it was done on a low budget and used grade C-D actors. Nevertheless, I watched them both because there was enough of a plot and the music was novel enough to hold my interest. You could see the difference of the two films where Esther was the better of the two. The switching between the musical and the lessons being taught to the little girl broke the flow of the story. If there had been better actors, scenery, and etc, the movie would be a strong 6/9 or even a weak 7/9 as a musical/comedy. I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed it for the music and the novel way it presented this biblical story.”