Andersonville

A grim, immersive descent into squalor and survival, patiently observed and hard to shake.

Directed by

John Frankenheimer

Genres

War, Drama, Tv movie

Starring

Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux

Tagline

The great untold story of the American Civil War.

Overview

This lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. The drama unfolds through the eyes of a company of Union soldiers captured at the Battle of Cold Harbor, VA, in June 1864, and shipped to the camp in southern Georgia. A private, Josiah Day, and his sergeant try to hold their company together in the face of squalid living conditions, inhumane punishments, and a gang of predatory fellow prisoners called the Raiders.

How it feels

Bleak, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Survival, war, violence, isolation

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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