September Dawn (DVD)

September Dawn has plenty of prime cinema potential in it, being based on the Mountain Meadows massacre, which took place on September 11, 1857, and involved a train of immigrants who were attacked by a group of militia men, resulting in the deaths of well over 100 men, women and children. The treatment dealt here though was very controversial upon its release, due to its anti-Morman slant which is said to err past realistic depiction towards exploitative. The film foregrounds the "real" content with a fictional love story, with Emily Hudson (Tamara Hope), a local girl falling in love with a Mormon, Jonathan Samuelson (Trent Ford), just as tensions ...  Read the complete review

Director: Christopher Cain Writers: Christopher Cain & Carole Whang Schutter Genre: Historical Drama - Western - Romance Country: Canada Certification: 15+ Language: English DVD Release: 21st July, 2008 MAIN CAST: Trent Ford [Jonathan Samuelson] Tamara Hope [Emily Hudson] Jon Voight [Jacob Samuelson] Taylor Handley [Micah Samuelson] Terence Stamp [Brigham Young] In 1857, a wagon train making its way to California crosses paths with a group of intolerant and narrow-minded Mormons near Cedar City, Utah. The kind-hearted settlers request permission from the Mormons ...  Read the complete review