A wild Montana family's loyalty is tested by war and torn apart by love across decades.
Epic and melancholy. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.
No. Brace yourself.
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