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Mood:
- ContemplativeAtmosphericThought Provoking
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Plot:
- SurvivalIsolationDangerEscapadesFamily Relations
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Genres:
- WesternIndependentPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 19th CenturyOld West
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Place:
- OregonUSADesertWilderness
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedPrestigious Awards
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Style:
- Strong Female Presence
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Based on:
- Based on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Flag:
- Mild Violent Content
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Meek's Cutoff, 2010
English
USA
Profile of Meek's Cutoff
The mood of Meek's Cutoff is contemplative, thought provoking, and atmospheric. The plot centers around survival, isolation, and escapades. It is an independent, western, and period movie. Stylistically, Meek's Cutoff stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Meek's Cutoff takes place, at least partly, in the wilderness and in the desert. The setting is Oregon. It happens in the Old West and in the 19th century. Meek's Cutoff is originally a true story. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it includes mild violent content.
Summary of Meek's Cutoff
The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a short cut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, the emigrants must face the scourges of hunger, thirst and their own lack of faith in each other’s instincts for survival. When a Native American wanderer crosses their path, the emigrants are torn between their trust in a guide who has proven himself unreliable and a man who has always been seen as the natural enemy.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 8 October 2010 |
| Runtime: | 104 min |
Cast and Crew
as Thomas Gately
as Stephen Meek
as Glory White
as William White
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Users Reviews
- 09.April.2011
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- by: meirav
- meirav rated this movie6/10Okay
- 09.April.2011
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- by: indi
- indi rated this movie
8/10Great
