The Better Angels
- director: A.J. Edwards
- actor: Brit Marling Diane Kruger Jason Clarke Wes Bentley
- writer: A.J. Edwards
Synopsis:
Indiana, 1817. The entire nation, only 40 years old and a few years removed from a second war of independence, is still raw. Men and women must battle against nature and disease to survive in log cabins. This is young Abraham Lincoln’s world. Spanning three years of the future president’s childhood, The Better Angels explores his family, the hardships that shaped him, the tragedy that marked him forever, and the two women who guided him to immortality. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
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