"The Better Angels" release date is confirmed to premiere on October 7, 2014. The film was directed by "The New World" director A.J. Edwards, and it was released first in Sundance Festival last January 18, 2014.
The plot, based on Wikipedia reads:
"The story of Abraham Lincoln's childhood, his upbringing in Indiana and the hardships and tragedies that made him the man he was."
The film casting includes:
- Diane Kruger as Sarah Lincoln
- Jason Clarke as Thomas Lincoln
- Brit Marling as Nancy Lincoln
- Wes Bentley as Mr. Crawford
- Braydon Denney as Abe (Young Abraham Lincoln)
- Cameron Mitchell Williams as Dennis Hanks
Currently, "The Better Angels" movie received positive reviews from film critics such as Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter. He said "A beautiful, arty, very Malick-influenced evocation of Abraham Lincoln's childhood."
Katie Hasty of HitFix also gave a positive feedback on the film, she said
"A.J. Edwards's "The Better Angels," a lushly conceived, exhaustively realized debut feature that'd be pretty formidable stuff coming from a more practised filmmaker -- and derided in some quarters as a self-impressed knock-off."
Lastly, Rodrigo Perez of Indiewire said "The Better Angels" focuses "on mood, nature, divinity and celestial atmosphere" rather than story."
Check out the trailers of Abraham Lincoln themed movie below:
