The Work and the Glory: American Zion (2005)

Original title

The Work and the Glory II: American Zion

Directed by

Sterling Van Wagenen

Genre

drama film, Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family in 1820s New York deals with the challenges of embracing a new faith. Their relationships with each other and their neighbors are tested as they follow the religious leader Joseph Smith.

earnestfamily-focusedhistoricalinspirationalquietly intensesincereperioddevotional

What happens

The Work and the Glory (also known as The Work and the Glory: Pillar of Light) is a 2004 historical fiction drama film directed by Russell Holt, from a script co-written by Gerald N. Lund and Russell Holt. Based on Lund's novel titled The Work and the Glory: Pillar of Light, the movie stars Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Eric Johnson, Alexander Carroll, Tiffany Dupont, and Jonathan Scarfe. It tells the story of the fictional Steed family in the 1820s and their struggles trying to adopt the new Mormon religion, and it explores their relationship with their community, with its founder, Joseph Smith and the rest of the Smith family. The movie successfully launched the titular film series, which consisted of a trilogy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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