Handcart
2002 • Drama • Rated PG • 115 Minutes
| In Theaters | October 11, 2002 | |||
| On 4K UHD | Not Available | |||
| On Blu-ray | Not Available | |||
| On DVD | Not Available | |||
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Handcart is a fictional film that is surrounded by the factual events of the rescue of the Martin Handcart company, a challenging turning point in Mormon History.
In 1856, as the persecution continues with those of the Mormon faith, Brigham Young introduces a more effective and economical way of travelling through the 1200 mile trek to their new home in what is now Utah: by handcart.
The first three companies are successful, but the Martin Handcart Company shows tragedy. A combination of the large influx of people from Europe using all available handcarts, delayed by boat and then having to build new ones using poor wood, teamed with entering an early Wyoming winter creates hunger, fatigue...even death.
The film Handcart surrounds Samual Hunter, one who joins the church only for his love for the faithful Abigail. When the handcart trials come about, Samuals faith in the church and the prophet is tried.
Rated PG for thematic elements and mild language.
Box office gross: $0.1 million. View box office history.