![]() ![]() “Give this film a little bit of time and you are going to see it’s bigger than its budget,” Wade said. Although it is a lower budget film, Wade predicts audiences will be impressed. When our actors got in there and we were filming this movie, it was definitely a powerful experience for them to be able to really experience that.”īoth men praised the “talented” cast and crew for their work on the movie. “We did everything we could to portray how things were down in the dungeon. “We felt like we got an authentic look there,” he said. The filming took place in an “unseasonably cold” November - the actors could see their breath in the dungeon, Batty said. I had never really considered the human side of his story.”īatty was also pleased to find a location without mountains in the background. “I read his obituary, which talked about what a great man he was, a model citizen, husband and father. “It’s an interesting position to be in,” Batty said. ![]() In addition to learning the jailer lived an honorable life, Batty (“The Saratov Approach,” “Freetown”) was intrigued by this man who found himself caught between hostile mobs and protecting his prisoners’ rights. But there’s more to the story if you dig into the jailer’s life and other circumstances, including three documented escape attempts by the prisoners, Batty said. Most people familiar with Latter-day Saint church history are aware of the foul conditions and poor treatment the prisoners endured during the winter and spring of 1838-1839, a time when Joseph Smith also received revelations. The story centers around his perspective. Neil Rowland (Eric Wood), a bearded Missourian, is the face of the mob.Īn old soldier named Samuel Tillery (Jasen Wade) plays the jailer and is joined by two helpers. Friends Porter Rockwell (Corbin Allred) and Cyrus Daniels (Jake Van Wagoner) are trying to break them out. The Latter-day Saint prisoners include Joseph Smith (Brandon Ray Olive), his brother Hyrum Smith (Casey Elliott), Sidney Rigdon (Brock Roberts), Caleb Baldwin (Adam Johnson), Alexander McRae (Danny James) and Lyman Wight (Morgan Gunter), who are all languishing in a frigid dungeon. ![]() The story is set in the winter of 1839, in Liberty, Missouri, and essentially involves three parties. ![]()
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