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Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 3

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 3 poster
Original title
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
Directed by
Kevin Costner
Genre
western, drama
Country
United States of America
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a large group of fictional characters as they travel westward in the years before and after the Civil War. It shows their struggles and hardships while trying to build new lives in the American frontier.

epicsprawlinghistoricalbittersweetexpansivecontemplativeseriousgritty

What happens

Horizon: An American Saga is a series of four planned American epic Western films. It is directed, co-written, produced by, and starring Kevin Costner, from a script he co-wrote with Jon Baird and based on an original story co-written by Costner, Baird, and Mark Kasdan. The plot centers on fictional characters and takes place in pre- and post-Civil War America, and details the exploration of the American West. Depicting a twelve-year span, the films feature an ensemble cast portraying various characters and their experiences pioneering into new territory from their homes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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