
When pioneers traveling to California become stranded by a snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada mountains, tensions run high as food supplies dwindle. Soon, they must choose between their principles and survival, as they're forced to resort to cannibalism. Crispin Glover, Clayne Crawford, Christian Kane and Mark Boone Junior star in this tense drama based on the true story of the Donner Party's ordeal during the winter of 1846-47.-
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Three years before the Gold Rush, 87 pioneers took a shortcut westward to California, only to get caught in the snows of the Sierra Nevada. The emigrants' fateful journey culminated in death and cannibalism. Continue reading... -
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