Deliverance Creek
2014 American Civil War Western film directed by Jon Amiel
Deliverance Creek is a 2014 American Civil War drama film directed by Jon Amiel and written by Melissa Carter. It premiered on the Lifetime Network on September 13, 2014. It was produced by Nicholas Sparks.
The film has been described as having a hodge-podge of cobbled-together storylines and as a backdoor pilot. For the film, Carter won the Writers Guild of America Award in 2015 for Outstanding Script, in the "Original Long form" category.
Plot
Set two years after the commencement of the American Civil War, it is loosely centered around events connected to Belle Gaitlin Barlow (Lauren Ambrose). Deliverance Creek is where the Union troop's pay will be delivered, so a group of Union deserters go there to intercept it.
Belle lives in Deliverance Creek with her children, trying to maintain the farm, as her husband Harlan left to fight in the war and is presumed dead. Belle is involved with Deputy Nate Cooper (Wes Ramsey).
Belle's neighbour Jeb Crawford (Barry Tubb), hits on her, but she rejects his advances.
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