The Work and the Glory II: American Zion 2005

Title: The Work and the Glory II: American Zion
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Languages: English
Genres: Drama, Western,
Runtime: 1:40:00 Hour
Cast: Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Eric Johnson
Directors: Sterling Van Wagenen
MPA Rating: PG-13
Rating: 6.1 (776 Votes)
TomatoMeter: 45 %
Audiance Score: 80 %
Year: 2005
Summary: In November of 1833, the state of Missouri turned a blind eye as hundreds of its peaceful inhabitants were hunted down and driven from their homes in the dead of night. Against this impending strife, a young man with a divine vision leads a people against the aggression of an anti-hero with a vulnerable past. With more than two million copies sold, the second volume of Gerald N. Lund's epic series The Work and the Glory now brings a pivotal moment in American history to the big screen. "The Work and The Glory: American Zion" sets the story of the fictional Steed family against the historically factual backdrop of the Mormon people's move into the West. Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the Steeds struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds are tested. The stirring narrative of the faith that led a persecuted people to Missouri and beyond is one of the most poignant untold tales of American history. It is the account of a valiant struggle to exercise the rights promised by a fledgling nation. "The Work and the Glory: American Zion" unearths the story of the passion behind the movement which eventually launched the largest American migration and the colonization of the West: the vision of a promised land in America.