Unless the filmmakers can heighten the drama (this was filmed and rushed through editing) and ratchet up the emotion, these movies should go straight to video, or a Mormon church near you. They aren't effective outreach, or entertaining drama.
The Work and the Glory II: American Zion
Every Dream Has a Price
2005 · 1h 40m · PG-13
Drama, Western
Directed by
Sterling Van Wagenen
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The Work and the Glory II: American Zion
Overview
Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the Steeds struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds are tested. The stirring narrative of the faith that led a persecuted people to Missouri and beyond is one of the most poignant untold tales of American history. It is the account of a valiant struggle to exercise the rights promised by a fledgling nation.
Director and cast
- Sterling Van Wagenen Director
- Sam Hennings as Benjamin Steed
- Brenda Strong as Mary Ann Steed
- Eric Johnson as Joshua Steed
- Alexander Carroll as Nathan Steed
- Brighton Hertford as Melissa Steed
- Kimberly Varadi as Becca Steed
- Colin Ford as Matthew Steed
- Sarah Bastian as Lydia Steed
- Emily Podleski as Jessica Roundy
- Jim Grimshaw as Josiah McBride
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
To call this drama heavy-handed would be stating the obvious.
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