Movie

The 19th Wife

2010 · 95 min

A tense, somber drama that draws you into a closed community's secrets and a fight for justice.

Tagline: Polygamy can be murder
Overview: Fundamentalist sect member BeckyLyn is accused of killing her husband. Queenie, another wife in the polygamist sect, doesn't believe BeckyLyn is capable of such violence and desperate to prove her innocence reaches out to her excommunicated son Jordan for help in freeing his mother.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, family, justice, faith
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
family
justice
faith
betrayal
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild