The read
Audiences rate it 48 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
When Benjamin Steed and Mary Ann Steed relocate their family to upstate New York in the early 1800's, they unwittingly settle in a town divided along religious lines. After their new hired help turns out to be at the center of the uproar, each member of the Steed family must come to terms with their own beliefs in the face of heavy persecution. Together they struggle to weather the raging controversy surrounding a young man named Joseph Smith.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes18%
Audiences rate it 48 points higher than critics do.
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Russell HoltDirector
- Russell HoltWriter
- Sam CardonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sam HenningsBenjamin Steed
- Brenda StrongMary Ann Steed
- Eric JohnsonJoshua Steed
- Alexander CarrollNathan Steed
- Tiffany DupontLydia McBride
- Brighton HertfordMelissa Steed / Narrator
- Kimberly VaradiBecca Steed
- Colin FordMatthew Steed
- Kathryn FiragoHannah McBride
- Jim GrimshawJosiah McBride
- Jonathan ScarfeJoseph Smith
- Sarah DarlingEmma Smith
Themes
based on novel or bookfaithbook of mormonprophetsibling rivalrynew york statemormonlatter day saints19th centuryfather son relationshipbrother brother relationship