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Donald Martin (writer)
Danièle J. Suissa (writer)
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They risked everything for a new world... and for ech other.
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Englishmen come to explore and settle the new world. There they find natives who are curious about their "firesticks" and strange customs... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Sandrine Holt ... Pocahontas

Miles O'Keeffe ... John Smith

Tony Goldwyn ... Sir Edwin Wingfield
Gordon Tootoosis ... Chief Powhatan
Billy Merasty ... Kocoum
Bucky Hill ... Japazaws
David Hemblen ... Captain Newport
Billy Two Rivers ... Mochiqus
Kennetch Charlette ... Opachisco
Samaya Jardey ... Ottermiske
George Buza ... Jules
Desmond Ellis ... Mitchell

Shawn Mathieson ... George
Billy Oliver ... Daniel
Patrick Mark ... Mathew
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USA:102 min
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John Smith: The new world! more

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Fine Historical Romance That Didn't Happen..., 16 March 2008
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Author: bwminnick from United States

Maybe it is just the history major in me but this film is terrible. If you are going to write a love story and put it in the form of film then great, but don't destroy the sanctity of history. The whole manipulation of reality for a "fine historical romance" would be funny if people did not think that it was the true story.

The fact of the matter is Pocahontas did not love John Smith and John Smith was too in love with himself to think otherwise. The whole notion of "their love" comes from his personal journal. Most historians now believe that the whole event of Pocahontas throwing herself on John Smith "to save him" was an ceremonial ritual, adopting the "white tribe" (Jamestown) into the whole Powatan Alliance. Of course, John Smith, being a clueless foreigner, would not know the difference. If anything, they were just friends.

I mean seriously, he was even shot in the back by one of the Jamestown settlers because they were all sick of him (which is when he returned to England and never came back). The whole notion of John Smith being the savior of Jamestown and being in some fairy-tale relationship makes me sick, because not only does it destroy history, it takes away the credit of the people who actually worked to survive in the settlement.

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