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September Dawn is a 2007 Canadian-American Western film directed by Christopher Cain, telling a fictional love story against a controversial historical interpretation of the 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre. Written by Cain and Carole Whang Schutter, the film was a critical failure and box office disappointment.
Aug 24, 2007 · A love story set during a tense encounter between a wagon train of settlers and a renegade Mormon group in 1857 Utah. The film is based on the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a tragic event in which about 140 people were killed by the native Mormons.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Christopher Cain
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Aug 23, 2007 · A historical drama about the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857, when Mormons killed a wagon train of Christians. Roger Ebert criticizes the film for its poor acting, writing and historical accuracy, and compares it to anti-Mormon propaganda or an allegory for 9/11.
Jun 22, 2007 · September Dawn is a 2007 historical drama film about the Mountain Meadows massacre of 1857, when Mormons killed a wagon train of settlers. The film has a low rating of 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on critics' reviews, and a mixed rating of 49% on audience reviews.
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- Christopher Cain
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- Jon Voight
A love story set during the Mountain Meadows Massacre, when a wagon train of settlers was murdered by a renegade Mormon group in Utah in 1857. Two young lovers, one a Mormon and the other a settler, face a tragic choice of love over death amidst the violence and suspicion.
May 17, 2007 · A historical drama film based on the 1857 massacre of 140 settlers by Mormons in Utah. The film explores the motives, consequences and controversies of this tragic event in American history.
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A group of Mormons, many disguised as Paiute Indians slaughtered all but 17 small children on a wagon train of nearly 140 men, women and children traveling through Utah on its way to California. One man, the adopted son of Mormon leader Brigham Young, was eventually executed for the crime--20 years after the event.
