War Flowers (2012)

North Carolina 1863, the Civil War is raging. In this inspired story of tragedy and love we follow the lives of Melody, a precocious seven-year old, and her young mother Sarah as they struggle on their farm to survive during the Civil War.

Director:

Serge Rodnunsky

Writer:

Serge Rodnunsky

Stars:

Jason Gedrick, Brian Balzerini, Tom Berenger

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jason Gedrick	...	Louis McIntire
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Balzerini	...	Private Perry
Tom Berenger	...	Gen. McIntire
The Bourbon County Minstrels	...	Themselves
Jordan Brun	...	Maj. Collins
Scott Michael Campbell	...	Tim
My-Ishia Cason-Brown	...	War Refugee
Cole Corey	...	Soldier Wallace
Jason Echols	...	Malcolm
Bren Foster	...	John Ellis
Liotta Gabriel	...	Jeremy
Julian Gant	...	Lester
Nesti Gee	...	Soldier
Diane Hill	...	Miss Caroline
Michael Justice	...	Freddie

Storyline

It is an American Civil War movie about a woman from North Carolina ( Sarabeth Ellis ) whose husband has joined the army of Confederate States of America. While her husband is away in war, a creepy neighbor is molesting her, and her daughter. In the skirmish on the family's farm, her husband got killed, and her daughter found him. She does not tell her mother, that her father is dead from fear that her mother would not take the news to well. They also discover a gravely wounded Union soldier who is using their cellar as hide-out. Together they decide to nurse him back to health and hide him when Confederate soldiers check the house. When the Union soldier recovers, Sarabeth makes sure he reaches his army. Upon his return, he is taken as a spy. Sarabeth runs out of food and the farm is burned to the ground, and she learns that her husband is dead. Yet, she is reunited with the Union soldier, and she decides to start a new life with him and her daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

civil war | father daughter relationship | mother daughter relationship | usa | 

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Taglines:

On the battlefield they will become heroes.

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for war violence and a scene of sexual menace

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fighting to Forgive

Filming Locations:

Michigan, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interlight Entertainment,Northstar Partners,Tri Vision Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 98 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When McIntire is captured by Union soldiers on his return, his jacket shows no sign of the bullet hole where he was shot nor of any damage to the jacket.

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Soundtracks

Abide with Me
(uncredited)
Music by William H. Monk and lyrics by Henry F. Lyte
Sung by Melody (Gabrielle Popa) and Sarabeth (Christina Ricci)

User Reviews

Uneventful storyline and slow moving plot

This film tells the story of a young woman and her daughter living in a farm house, waiting for the man of the house to return from the civil war.

I am rather surprised by how bad "War Flowers" is. The opening battle scene is supposed to be impressive, but it gives me the impression that it is a bad made for TV movie. The story is slow and quite uneventful, maybe it is because they are in a very small town where nothing happens. Then, an enemy soldier arrives and turns things upside down. The romance is so unbelievable and poorly built up, that I find it ridiculous that they would fall for each other. Another poorly constructed storyline is the daughter talking about how the father would come back. And another annoying thing is that people talk so slowly in the film that it doesn't even sound realistic. Poor Christina Ricci, she has starred in more than her fair share of bad movies in recent years. I hope her next film will be better!