Release Date: Jan 1, 2002 Wide
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In remote Canada in the middle of the 19th century, 16-year-old Annie (Caroline Dhavernas) is taken from an orphanage by Simon (Brendan Fehr), a young Scot who needs a bride to help him settle his rural homestead. Upon arriving at the land Annie finds the cabin is only partially built -- they'll have to live in a tent -- and Simon's brother George (Corey Sevier) will also live there. As it happens, Simon proves to be a selfish, drunken brute who sexually abuses his young bride; George, a
R, 1 hr. 39 min.
Jan 1, 2002 Wide
Jan 28, 2003
LionsGate Entertainment
All Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (1) | DVD (4)
This gem of a murder thriller offers a rich and penetrating array of characters in a beautifully structured drama that never relaxes its grip or its passions.
This is not an easy film to watch. Life on the frontier is hard enough in the best of times and with people who behave with a measure of compassion toward each other. When the husband you thought would rescue you from a bleak life in an orphanage turns out to be a sadistic brute, and his brother is a sensitive dreamer,
July 20, 2010Super Reviewer
Not much of a mystery despite being labeled as such, a period drama would describe it better. Solid acting and cinematography, everything in this movie looks authentic. Unfortunately the story seems to get a bit muddled towards the end.
December 19, 2010
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