Follow The River

Follow The River

91 mins | Drama, Action | April 22, 1995

Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of captivity, Wildcat, the Shawnee chief, confers special privileges on Mary and her children, eventually proposing that Mary become his mate. Surprised by her attraction to the handsome brave, Mary nonetheless opts to remain faithful to Will and engineers a plan for her escape. Separated from her children, Mary joins another female settler, and together they embark on a harrowing homeward trek. Her odyssey comes full circle more than a decade later when she is finally reunited with her long-lost children.

Follow The River

91 mins | Drama, Action | April 22, 1995

Follow The River
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of captivity, Wildcat, the Shawnee chief, confers special privileges on Mary and her children, eventually proposing that Mary become his mate. Surprised by her attraction to the handsome brave, Mary nonetheless opts to remain faithful to Will and engineers a plan for her escape. Separated from her children, Mary joins another female settler, and together they embark on a harrowing homeward trek. Her odyssey comes full circle more than a decade later when she is finally reunited with her long-lost children.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Signboard Hill Productions
Original title Follow The River
Directors Amy Blanc Lacy, Martin Davidson
Writers Jennifer Miller, James Alexander Thom

Cast

Ellen Burstyn

as Gretel

Sheryl Lee

as Mary Ingles

Tim Guinee

as Will

Eric Schweig

as Wildcat

Andy Stahl

as Henry Lenard

Tyler Noyes

as Tommy Ingles

Gabriel Macht

as Johnny Draper

Tony Amendola

as LaPlante

Renee O'Connor

as Bettie Draper