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Starring
Kura, Ruti, Queda & John 
John,
playing an 1850's slave-owners kennel boy, follows Kura and Ruti,
as they track and chase a runaway slave girl. The scenes were
shot entirely at night and involved running with the dogs, on
leashes, through forested ravines and streams. The dogs had to
be encouraged to drag John along in pursuit of their quarry, in
total contradiction to their basic obedience training.
Ridgebacks, in a high state of excitement in the dark, even on a
simulated hunt, are a force not to be underestimated.
The
power and the element of danger captured in this movie gives a
further insight into the dogs original purpose. Even though the
breed was not officially developed until sometime later than the
mid 1800's, it is supposed that a Southern U.S. breeder with much foresight
and recognition of the hounds' superior capabilities, quite
obviously jumped the recorded evolutionary gun!
Plot
Summary:
After her mother's death, Clara, a middle-aged attorney, returns
home to
Savannah, where she begins to realize how much she misses her
roots. Clara reminisces with old friends about her mother who
was a legendary
storyteller, but when one of the stories begins to come true,
the results
are frightening.
Customer
Reviews@Amazon:
This is a
great movie with well-thought-out dramatic subplots and a
storyline that keeps you interested. It delves deep into the
storytelling tradition of the deep south. It was filmed in
Savannah, GA, making for mood-setting visuals. The only drawback
that I find in the movie are the very unrealistic
"southern" dialects used. This point is status quo for
Hollywood. Once I got past the dialect problem, I was enchanted
by the unfolding plot and great casting. Overall a wonderful
movie.
The
Wishing Tree
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