Five years after the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news from the far reaches of the globe. In the plains of Texas, he crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl taken in by the Kiowa people and raised as one of their own. Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles into the unforgiving wilderness, the two face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search for a place they can call home.
MPAA: Rated PG-13
Principal Cast: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel
Director: Paul Greengrass
While sharing the news in a southern city after the Civil War, Kidd has to calm the crowd after they learn of the federal mandates.
Themes: News, Good News, Abolition, Injustice, Anger, Disarm, Unity, Truce, Challenging Authority
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Kidd is learning Kiowa, the language Johanna learned while raised by indians when she suddenly says a German phrase which causes Johanna to remember her trauma.
Themes: Communication, Understanding, Depression, Hurt, Emotion, Sorrow, Coping, Sadness, Anguish
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Johanna returns to her home years later, where she had witnessed her family being attacked by indians.
Themes: Grief, Death, Coping, Hurt, Tragedy, Anguish, Compassion, Loss, Memory
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After coming home from the Civil War, Kidd learns the details of his wife's passing and feels it’s God’s judgement.
Themes: Death, Loss, Regret, Guilt, Anguish, Judgement, Conscience, Condemnation
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Kidd’s tells his final story of the day about a man who apparently died and was buried comes back to life during a wedding ceremony.
Themes: Resurrection, Storytelling, News, Easter, Death, Miracle, Good News, Providence, Life
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