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A Prayer for the Dying
Based on a novel by Stewart O’Nan, the film takes place in 1870 in Friendship, Wisconsin, a small town of Scandinavian settlers still suffering the repercussions of the recent Civil War. When faced with a new and even deadlier threat, one man is forced to make a harrowing choice: save his young family or defend the community that gave him a second chance at life and meaning.
- Year: 1970
- Country: Norway, Sweden
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Anton, NEFS, Film i Väst, Eye Eye Pictures, Garagefilm International
- Keyword: based on novel or book, wisconsin, second chance, american civil war, post civil war, 19th century, 1870s
- Director: Dara Van Dusen
- Cast: Callum Turner, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh