Six Days in August

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Six Days in August

PG-13

Released Oct 10, 2024

2h 5m

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Drama

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The Prophet Joseph Smith is dead, killed by a mob. Enemies of the young LDS Church think it will die with Joseph. In fact that danger is a real possibility. The crisis is undeniable, and the saints in Nauvoo are in chaos. Following in the successful wake of the feature film Witnesses (2021), The Interpreter Foundation announces "Six Days in August". That title refers to the extraordinarily important period in August 1844 when Sidney Rigdon and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, led by Brigham Young, stated their respective claims for leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints following the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. The Saints had never before experienced the death of a president of the Church; this was uncharted territory. The film introduces a young, much lesser-known Brigham Young with gifts, fortitude and skill-sets as well as a history of hard work, sacrifice and service that uniquely prepared him to lead at that exact time.

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Rachel Wagner

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For the target demographic Six Days in August is well made and tells an interesting period of LDS church history.

Oct 12, 2024

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Gary

Loved the locations, costumes and the script. The cinematography was excellent as well. The only criticism I have is the flashback to the era before Joseph Smith's assassination. I lost the thread there somewhere. It was also odd that the married gentlemen in the film never kissed their wives, nor they, him. Would have liked to have seen a little more development of the female charters in the film, though there may not have been much documentation of their roles. Emma Smith wrote of her experiences as did some other women of the times and much is contained in diaries of these women as well.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Steve

The history was accurate. The story is well told and well acted. Good cinematography. I wish it wouldve been an hour longer because it had to leave out a lot of the relevant history. I could tell that the producers paid close attention to the actual written history.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/30/24

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Mark

Cinematography is beautiful. The sorry is well told and well acted.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Royce G

Brought history to life, Stayed true to the story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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Tyler S

It's a really powerful movie, and very well made. Without prior knowledge of the history associated with the movie or could be hard to follow, but it's sure to be an enjoyable film designed to insult feelings of peace, hope, and joy.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/18/24

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Curtis G

This is a great movie that explained a lot of things how the secession took place in the LDS church and the acting was great.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/24

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Synopsis

The Prophet Joseph Smith is dead, killed by a mob. Enemies of the young LDS Church think it will die with Joseph. In fact that danger is a real possibility. The crisis is undeniable, and the saints in Nauvoo are in chaos. Following in the successful wake of the feature film Witnesses (2021), The Interpreter Foundation announces "Six Days in August". That title refers to the extraordinarily important period in August 1844 when Sidney Rigdon and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, led by Brigham Young, stated their respective claims for leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints following the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. The Saints had never before experienced the death of a president of the Church; this was uncharted territory. The film introduces a young, much lesser-known Brigham Young with gifts, fortitude and skill-sets as well as a history of hard work, sacrifice and service that uniquely prepared him to lead at that exact time.

Director: Mark Goodman
Producer: Russell D. Richins
Screenwriter: Mark Goodman
Distributor: Susan Tuckett Media
Production Co: RedBrick Filmworks, The Interpreter Foundation
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violence)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 10, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 31, 2025
Runtime: 2h 5m

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