Accuracy as what I could understand really makes this a step ahead from just another western drama. I really enjoyed the wardrobe and makeup choices and modulations throughout the piece as well, it was very carefully attended to. You can almost smell the wood furniture, oil lamps and the lingering fear in this. The use of the tragedy and influence on the story development is carefully executed and there are more than a few surprises. The lost feel of the lead is apparent from the start, and some things involving abuse could really turn away a few viewers for apparent reasons. Even seeing a sunset is a shining moment in this. It was a very dramatic and hard to watch piece at times, and wonderful in others. I really went in after seeing the trailer knowing the cinematic abilities were already going to shine, and I wasn't disappointed with the acting or story line. Her wicked step-mother take of a madam is fantastic. Great cameo from Famke Janssen as the Duchess. And the prostitutes in it not looking more broken. The few criticisms I have for it are.frontier people having perfect teeth. It is a frontier movie where the people in it are survivalist. Francine Rivers, listed as a born-again Christian, wrote this story in the 90's as a re-telling of The Book of Hosea and brilliantly put it in the gold rush of 1850. Clear where the disconnect is with media and the public. This was made much more perplexing that reviewers on another site destroyed this film. Mostly due to the acting chops of a young Angel (played by Livi Birch) and, aforementioned Abigail Cowen. It has some really really hard to watch segments. It's a brilliant stroke to have him design this film as it is. He made a solid flick called 'The Salton Sea' He is a stylist but also has the chops to make a Christian-based topic without it being overtly religious. Or the industry that hides sex traffickers. Yes, the Academy doesn't recognize this inspiring story unless a heathen makes it. A young girl is sold to a pimp and is broken and emotionally empty who then finds a kindly farmer who shows her the path to a decent life. This movie is dark and ugly and has brutal realities (much like the bible, which we often forget is really horrifying). And it is a story of redemptionīut alas, we are in Hollywood and therefore, they can't support a Christian story. It is a lot to ask for a young person to go from broken flower to lady.

In any other world, Abigail Cowen would be nominated for an Oscar.

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