September Dawn

September Dawn (2007)

A story set against the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the film is based upon the tragedy which occurred in Utah in 1857. A group of settlers, traveling on wagons, was murdered by the Mormons. All together, about 140 souls of men, women and children, were taken.

Data di uscita
2007-05-17
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (52)
Durata
1 h 50 min
Generi
Dramma, Storia, Western
Regista
Christopher Cain

Cast

Curiosità

  • Girato a: Alberta

September Dawn is a 2007 Canadian-American Western film directed by Christopher Cain, telling a fictional love story against a historical interpretation of the 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre. Written by Cain and Carole Whang Schutter, the film was a critical failure and box office disappointment.

Production

Christopher Cain was prompted to make September Dawn because of his opinion that religious extremism is particularly relevant today. Cain drew on historical records of the massacre, excerpts from speeches by Brigham Young, and the signed confession of John D. Lee, who led the attack. The depiction of the massacre in the film was based on the confession of Lee and staged as he had described it.

Screenplay writer Carole Whang Schutter said: "Creating likeable characters that take part in unimaginably atrocious acts is a chilling reminder that terrorists can be anyone who chooses to blindly follow fanatical, charismatic leaders.

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