The Better Angels Dvd

The Better Angels is a 2014 American biographical historical drama film about United States President Abraham Lincoln’s formative years. It was written and directed by A. J. Edwards and produced by Terrence Malick.

Synopsis

This film serves as a story of Abraham Lincoln’s childhood, his upbringing in Indiana, and the hardships and tragedies that made him the man he was. Lincoln lived more than thirteen years in Indiana, but the film focuses on his life from ages eight to eleven or twelve (years 1817 to 1821), and explores Lincoln’s relationships between Lincoln and his birth mother and his stepmother.

Cast

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