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Friendly Persuasion
Drama, War
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who appreciate humane historical dramas centered on ethical dilemmas, family bonds, and the tensions between spiritual conviction and practical courage.
- Tone
- contemplative, warm, bittersweet
- Payoff
- reflection, catharsis
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- pacifism, faith, family loyalty, moral courage, slavery
- Setting
- nineteenth-century wartime, rural Midwestern farming community
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