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Field of Lost Shoes

Play trailer Poster for Field of Lost Shoes PG-13 Released Sep 26, 2014 1h 36m History Drama War Play Trailer Watchlist
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In 1864, a group of sheltered, teenage Confederate cadets are ordered into battle to prevent Union forces from taking the Shenandoah Valley.
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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times An impressively rendered if decidedly old-fashioned retelling of the American Civil War's one-day Battle of New Market. Sep 26, 2014 Full Review Nick Schager Village Voice Save for a brief prologue, there isn't a pro-slavery Southern man to be found in this fantasyland vision of the Civil War ... Sep 23, 2014 Full Review Renee Schonfeld Common Sense Media Fierce, violent Civil War tale takes liberties with history. Rated: 2/5 Dec 9, 2014 Full Review Mark R. Leeper Mark Leeper's Reviews it is a real pleasure to see a new film in which the heroes wear Civil War uniforms and not superhero spandex Rated: 8/10 Sep 24, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert H The history and story of the VMI Cadets honored in a film that shows the kids, and men, in the cadets that became heroes of New Market... Superb acting, and writing. It's a shame people respect the value of history so much to believe it's at all a low rate film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Liam D It has an great cast for a low budget movie and some impressive battle sequences but it’s cheapness can be seen throughout the film Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review Alex S 6.5/10. Decent film that places focus on all sorts of different motives for fighting in the war and retells real events from the conflict. Characters are very well acted, the biggest flaws in the film are the generally underperforming writing and poor visualization of the progression of the battle. The low score is entirely undeserved and the many 'critics' and viewers who claim the film does not show a single confederate supporting slavery is a total lie and their perception of the motives for soldiers to fight is skewed and oversimplified by presentism teachings of history. In the south people fought for all sorts of reasons, including preservation of slavery for self interest, but also for revenge, loyalty to state over federal government, principles of local governance, etc. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/21/23 Full Review edward j Wonderful and factual movie,great acting, battle scenes, brotherhood of comrades in war, romantic era, but chess pieces looked plastic, not invented yet! It should have been wood to be accurate! A must see Civil War movie from the Southern viewpoint! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/07/23 Full Review Michelle S Really enjoyed it! Great cast and taught me alot as a Canadian. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/16/23 Full Review Ben B There were certainly opportunities to tell an exciting story, but unfortunately all that came out was a turgid story about honour. The fact that it takes over an hour before at least the action starts doesn't make it any better. All in all, a rather below-average account of the American Civil War. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1864, a group of sheltered, teenage Confederate cadets are ordered into battle to prevent Union forces from taking the Shenandoah Valley.
Director
Sean McNamara
Producer
Thomas F. Farrell II, David M. Kennedy
Screenwriter
Thomas F. Farrell II, David M. Kennedy
Distributor
Bosch Media
Production Co
Tredegar Filmworks
Rating
PG-13 (War Violence|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre
History, Drama, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 26, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
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