
During the American Civil War, a Union Army captain leads his rag-tag cavalry troop up a misty creek to a remote farm to appropriate enemy (Confederate) livestock. The farm is worked by Sarah Anders, whose husband is away fighting for the Confederate Army. Far from the great armies and battlefields, a very private civil war erupts. The Captain and Sarah are pulled apart by the war's undertow into choices they can not fully control or understand. Each character in this drama m... (Full plot summary below)
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During the American Civil War, a Union Army captain leads his rag-tag cavalry troop up a misty creek to a remote farm to appropriate enemy (Confederate) livestock. The farm is worked by Sarah Anders, whose husband is away fighting for the Confederate Army. Far from the great armies and battlefields, a very private civil war erupts. The Captain and Sarah are pulled apart by the war's undertow into choices they can not fully control or understand. Each character in this drama must decide whether loyalty will be paid in blood. This story has a relevance to current partisan conflicts. Armies are not filled with murdering psychopaths. Good people can be driven to do bad things. The story chronicles the pathology of war, how escalating events can trigger unasked-for tragedy. Based on a true story about a southern child who shot and killed a union soldier during the Civil War.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA gem, the best Civil War film I ever saw. |
| User ReviewJohn JI personally love this movie. All the characters were believable and so was the plot. That is a rarity among movies today that are too concerned with keeping the audience interesting with exaggerated plots and conflicts. They tend to have the opposite effect on me. Also, this movie didn't attempt to change your mind about which side of the Civil War was just by representing characters as ridiculous stereotypes. Simply because one side in a war might be carrying the banner of justice doesn't mean that everyone on that side was morally straight. Enlisted soldiers often join the militia for the wrong reasons even if the call to arms is just. The characters in this movie acted based on their prior experiences (deaths or other influences) and not on the basis that they must always do evil acts since they are on the "bad" side. This movie is a realistic representation of the Civil War with relatable characters. I highly recommend it. |
| User ReviewCynthia WI really like this movie, subtle in its set up, and fully expressive of the divisions caused by the Civil War. |
| User ReviewJeffrey MAn absolutely fantastic film, which ranks among Ride With the Devil as the best civil war movies. The story itself is small and self-contained, yet speaks to the many of the emotions and issues at play during the Civil War which made it such a tremendously complex conflict. No black and white, just shades of gray. |
| User ReviewSean CMost Civil War movies emphasize reconciliation between the sides. This is a film about bitterness, hatred, and inevitable conflict. Its idea of the sides coming together is a Yankee soldier not shooting a child and a southern woman burying a dead Yankee by dumping his body in a sinkhole. This one is a keeper. |
| User ReviewFrances HGrim, gritty, very realistic Civil War story with excellent performances and great cinematography. |
| User ReviewGreg LA pretty good movie that shows the morality during the Civil War. |
| User ReviewTiffany Vit was ok. it was interesting because it was a western and about the civil war but it had no plot. it was also interesting because it was based on a true story. however, there was no action/adventure at all. so that made it boring |
| User ReviewKatie-Rose MAll in all I bought this movie b/c RJ was in it and I thought a Romance/Civil War movie would be good but, to be honest it was a waste of 12.97$. There was no romance (unless you count holding hands one time) and what kind of civil war movie has only 3 people getting shot? |