The Sign Of The Beaver

Format

DVD

Rating

PG

Title

The Sign Of The Beaver

Summary Based on the Newbery Honor Book by Elizabeth George Speare. Academy Award winner Keith Carradine (Nashville) and Annette OToole (Bridge to Terebithia) head an outstanding cast in this gripping coming of age survival saga in the tradition of My Side of the Mountain. A colonial family seeks a new life in the uncharted Maine wilderness in 1768. Their hopes, dreams, and survival as a family are put to the supreme test when Will, the father, is forced to leave his thirteen-year-old son, Matt (Brendan Fletcher), alone to protect their claim while Will returns home to retrieve the rest of his family and their belongings. Matt is eager to prove he is not just a boy, but loneliness, the threat of Indians, a menacing frontiersman (Maury Chaykin) and harsh conditions mark his dangerous vigil. He meets a young Penobscot Indian. Their distrust and hatred slowly turns into friendship that teaches Matt about survival, trust, understanding, and loyalty. The weeks pass into months, and winter approaches with no sign of Matts family, who have been hit by hardships and tragedy on their way to Maine. Matt must decide whether to wait for them as promised or take shelter with his new Indian friends. Dove Family Approved. Extra Features - Elizabeth George Speare: Biography of the author, and, Frontier Maine: Historical Background.

Movie TV Genre

Drama, Historical, Musicals & Broadway