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Follow The River

1995, English. Directed by Martin Davidson.

An Enthralling Epic Of One Woman's Grit, Loyalty, And Determination

Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of captivity, Wildcat, the Shawnee chief, confers special privileges on Mary and her children, eventually proposing that Mary become his mate. Surprised by her attraction to the handsome brave, Mary nonetheless opts to remain faithful to Will and engineers a plan for her escape. Separated from her children, Mary joins another female settler, and together they embark on a harrowing homeward trek. Her odyssey comes full circle more than a decade later when she is finally reunited with her long-lost children.

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Follow The River is streaming on Cineverse and Howdy in India.

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Released
22 April 1995
Country
United States of America
Written by
Jennifer Miller
husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookescapekidnappingsettlerwildernessnative americanpioneercolonialismnative american captiverace relationslong walkshawneeindian raid

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Follow The River is adapted from a novel.

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Follow The River (1995) was directed by Martin Davidson and stars Ellen Burstyn, Sheryl Lee, Tim Guinee.

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Follow The River is adapted from a novel.

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