Meek's cutoff

Author

Neil Kopp

Call Number

• DVD ACTION (CEN, EAS, OSH)

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Bruce Greenwood, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Shirley Henderson, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan, Neal Huff, Tommy Nelson, Rod Rondeaux.

Publication Information

[United States] : Oscilloscope Pictures, c2010.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG; some mild violent content, brief language and smoking.

Summary

A wagon train of three families has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, the emigrants face the scourges of hunger, thirst, and their own lack of faith in each other's instincts for survival. When they encounter a Native American, they must choose between following their guide or an 'enemy.'

Notes

DVD release of the 2010 motion picture.

Special features: The making of Meek's cutoff; original theatrical trailer.