Hostile Territory
“Every war has its casualties.”
WesternActionDramaHistory
Former P.O.W. Jack Calgrove moves Heaven and Earth to be reunited with his children following the Civil War. After returning home, Jack discovers that his wife has tragically died and his children, presumed to be orphans, are heading deep into the West on a train crossing enemy lines, with the intent of being placed into new homes. Calgrove and another soldier team up with a troop of Native American sharpshooters and a freed slave as they try to stop the train.
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A somber, gritty Western that feels like a dusty, worn photograph. It's a slow burn of a journey, focusing on the harsh realities of post-war life and the desperate fight for family amidst a landscape of loss and uncertainty.
grittymelancholictensesombersteadyrevisionist westernperiod dramacharacter-drivenfamilysurvivallossredemption
civil warorphanagetrainorphanpost war18th centurypost civil war19th centuryorphan siblings1860s1870sorphan train
