Follow the River (1995)

Original title

Follow The River

Directed by

Martin Davidson

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1755, a woman named Mary Ingles is kidnapped by Shawnee warriors after an attack on her settlement. She endures captivity and slavery before escaping and making a long, difficult journey on foot to return to her home.

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What happens

Follow the River is a 1995 ABC television movie, based on the book Follow the River by James Alexander Thom, that recounts the aftermath of the Draper's Meadow Massacre of 1755. In particular the kidnapping of Mary Ingles by Shawnee, her enslavement, escape, and epic overland journey to reach home. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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