based on the novel by Paulette Giles (DVD News)
I am generally not a fan of Tom Hanks, but this movie was superb, mainly because of Hanks’ acting abilities and the depth of the story presented. The story is set five years after the Civil War in rural Texas. Poverty is the norm and everyone is hurting as they try to rebuild their lives and their villages. Captain Jefferson Kidd travels across the country bringing news to areas without access to what is going on in the rest of the world. While traveling across the plains of Texas, he runs into an abandoned child, a 10-year-old German girl who was raised by the Kiowa people after her parents were killed. The girl only speaks Kiowa, so Captain Kidd and the girl have to learn how to communicate with one another. The girl, Johanna, is being transported across Texas to her only living relatives, an aunt and uncle, also of German descent. It falls to Captain Kidd to transport her to her aunt and uncle. Through many trials, both Captain Kidd and Johanna learn things about themselves and their need for each other as they heal from the tragedies in their past.
(Also available in traditional print format.)
(If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try The Patriot starring Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge starring Andrew Garfield, or Harriet starring Cynthia Erivo.)
( Internet Movie Database entry for this film ) | ( official News of the World film web site )
See also: Scott C.’s review of this film in the June 2021 Staff Recommendations here on BookGuide!
Recommended
by Kim J.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service
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