The Better Angels

Streaming video - 2014

The story of Abraham Lincoln's childhood in the harsh wilderness of Indiana and the hardships that shaped him, the tragedy that marked him for ever and the two women who guided him to immortality. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and the **Berlin International Film Festival**. Nominated for the Grand Special Prize at the **Deauville Film Festival**. "*A gorgeous look at the raw, wooded Indiana of the early 1800s and a dreamy study of the boy Lincoln who was destined to leave it behind. The film by Terrence Malick's protégé, A.J. Edwards, is in black and white, with ground-hugging camera angles that look up to the low autumnal sun*." - ***The Globe and Mail*** "*(3.5 out of 4 stars)! An elegant ...and poetic look at the rural boyhood of Abraham Lincoln. The narrative is gentle and sparse. The beautifully photographed imagery, shot in elegant, deep-focus black-and-white, is exceptional.*" - ***The Star Tribune*** more