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"1. Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
"2. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. ...
"7. For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
"8. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
"9. But if they cannot contain, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn."
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Press Release, January 24, 2007
A change of the release date has been necessary for scheduling purposes! The debut of this film in theaters throughout the nation has been changed from May 4th to June 22nd!
Christopher Cain's "September Dawn," Starring Jon Voight and Terence Stamp, About 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre, Opens Wide on May 4
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 24, 2007 -- Director Christopher Cain's "September Dawn," a new theatrical motion picture that is a fictional Romeo and Juliet relationship love story, will open on 1,000 screens nationwide on May 4. It is set against the background of the controversial real-life massacre of 120 men, women and children traveling through Utah in the nineteenth century, The film, starring Academy Award® winner Jon Voight (as a fanatic Mormon Bishop), Trent Ford, Tamara Hope, Terence Stamp (as Brigham Young), Lolita Davidovich, Dean Cain, John Gries, Taylor Handley, Krisinda Cain and Shaun Johnston is being released through Black Diamond Pictures in association with Slowhand Cinema Releasing.
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The Mountain Meadows Massacre, as it is known, occurred on September 11, 1857, and was the first known act of religious terrorism on U.S. soil. A group of Mormons, many disguised as Paiute Indians, slaughtered all but 17 small children on a wagon train on its way to California. One man, the adopted son of Mormon leader Brigham Young, was eventually executed for the crime -- 20 years after the event. The film is deemed controversial because it presents a point of view held strongly by hundreds of direct descendants of the massacre: that the iconic Brigham Young had complicity in the massacre, a view denied by the Mormon Church, even today.
Cain says he was drawn to the project because "it so closely resembles the religious fanaticism the world is seeing today. People were killed in the name of God 150 years ago and they're still being killed in the name of God."
Cain ("Young Guns") also co-wrote and produced "September Dawn." The film was produced by Scott Duthie and Kevin Matossian, and co-written by Carole Whang Schutter. Michael Feinberg, Patrick Imeson and Wendy Hill-Tout were executive producers. Handling U.S. and foreign distribution for "September Dawn" are Marty Zeidman and Peter Elson's Global Cinema, respectively. The film is MPAA rated "R" and has a running time of 110 minutes. The trailer and other information is available on the website, www.septemberdawn.net.
April 23rd news release:
Jon Voight has never shied from controversy. From his first major role, as a smalltime hustler in Midnight Cowboy, he's gravitated to films that cast a harsh light on humanity. And his newest film, September Dawn, is no exception.
The date is September 11. An isolated band of religious fanatics, obsessed with the notion that the U.S. government is trying to destroy their way of life, mercilessly slaughters an unsuspecting group of civilians. The act of terrorism touches off investigations, trials ... and charges of a cover-up.
This particular September II occurred in 1857, however. The location was near Cedar City, Utah, and the murderers, according to September Dawn, were members of a Mormon sect -- working on direct orders from church father Brigham Young.
"At first I simply thought the script was a real page-turner," says
Voight, who plays a Mormon bishop. "But then I checked into the facts, looking at the original source materials, and I was shocked." Based on in-depth research by the screenwriters, the film shows Young---convinced that President James Buchanan is intent onremoving him as governor of the Utah Territory--- giving his blessing to the murders of 120 men, women, and children in a wagon train passing through heavily Mormon territory. It's tough stuff, and it is sure to raise objections from some in the Mormon community.
"My own spiritual philosophy has always been: do unto others as you would have others do unto you," says Voight. "If I were a Mormon, I would want someone to get me to the truth. The fact is, there are many in the Mormon community who have been most active in trying to bring out the truth, and they're going to be grateful for this effort." -Bill Newcott
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