Summary
North Carolina 1863, the Civil War is raging. In this inspired story of tragedy and love we follow the lives of Melody, a precocious seven-year old, and her young mother Sarah as they struggle on their farm to survive during the Civil War.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 38GoodWatch 41
IMDb4.3
Audience score33%
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for dramas, −10 min on the typical 109
typical 10999Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2012
August 31, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
12 of 12
Christina RicciSarabeth Ellis
Tom BerengerGeneral McIntire
Jason GedrickLouis McIntire- JBJordan BrunMajor Collins
- CCCole CoreySoldier Wallace
Scott Michael CampbellTim- MJMichael JusticeFreddie
Gabrielle PopaMelody Ellis
Ross WyngaardenSoldier Matthew
Tevis R. MarcumSargeant
Jason Ishmael EcholsMalcolm
Bren FosterJohn Ellis
Directing · 2
- Serge Rodnunsky Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
- Amber Harley Script Supervisor
Production · 8
- Jimmy Lifton Producer
- Alexander Tabrizi Producer
- Gerald I. Wolff Casting
- Steve Dethrage Casting
- Linda Ramsey Casting
- Gordon Faust Researcher
Camera · 6
- Andrew Mclean Director of Photography
- Marty Bertera Still Photographer
- Drew Dawson "B" Camera Operator
- Brian Dodson Still Photographer
- Eric Perry Still Photographer
- Brian Stegeman First Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Chris Gresham Dialogue Editor
Sound · 5
- Evan Evans Music
- Paulette Victor Lifton Supervising Sound Editor
- Edward Williams Production Sound Mixer
- Rob McIntyre Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Todd Brodie Sound Effects Editor
Art · 2
- Graziano 'Rocky' Gooden Assistant Art Director
- John Keenan Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Lisa Lewandowski Costume Design
- Jax Martin Costume Supervisor
- Karri Farris Makeup Department Head
- Rochelle Corwin Key Hair Stylist, Makeup Artist
- Mandy Mikolajczyk Seamstress
- Deanne Iovan Assistant Costume Designer
Lighting · 1
- Dominick Kypragoras Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Lucie Bouchard Property Master
- Donna Terwilliger Special Effects
- Aaron Helferich Armorer
- Darren Bondy Armorer
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