Synopsis
The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon train of three families has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, the emigrants face the scourges of hunger, thirst and their own lack of faith in one another's instincts for survival. When a Native American wanderer crosses their path, the emigrants are torn between their trust in a guide who has proven himself unreliable and a man who has always been seen as a natural born enemy.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $2,000,000 |
| Australia Releases: | June 5th, 2011 (Limited), released as Meek’s Cutoff December 11th, 2025 (Limited), released as Meek’s Cutoff |
| Video Release: | September 13th, 2011 by Oscilloscope Video |
| MPAA Rating: | PG for some mild violent content, brief language and smoking. (Rating bulletin 2158, 2/9/2011) |
| Running Time: | 104 minutes |
| Keywords: | Road Trip, Bigotry, Historical Drama, Inspired by a True Story |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Evenstar Films, Film Science, Harmony Productions, Primitive Nerd |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
