A Union soldier captured, betrayed by his own side, freed by the people he fought to liberate.
The True Story of Sargent Joseph Hoover went to war to preserve the Union. After being captured and sent to a prisoner of war camp, he understood what it was to be kept against his will. Together with a friend he escaped and aided by slaves made it to freedom
Acting
Tank Jones steals every scene with quiet dignity
Practical Effects
Grimy practical locations, no glossy period romance here
Writing
Flips the script on who saves whom
Director
Harvey Lowry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sean Stone is Oliver Stone's son; this was his passion project after years developing the script from actual POW diaries.
The film deliberately mirrors 12 Years a Slave's structure but centers a white protagonist's humbling rather than suffering—a controversial inversion that divided critics.
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