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  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • Ketchup Entertainment
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • Ketchup Entertainment
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his loyal friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare...

Directed By: Annette Haywood-Carter

Written By: Ken Carter, John Eugene Cay Jr., Annette Haywood-Carter

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • Ketchup Entertainment
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • Ketchup Entertainment
  • 1 h 41 m

Savannah

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
25
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his loyal friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare...

Directed By: Annette Haywood-Carter

Written By: Ken Carter, John Eugene Cay Jr., Annette Haywood-Carter

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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36% Mixed
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
25
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36% Mixed
4 Reviews
64% Negative
7 Reviews

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50
Aug 22, 2013
Despite an effective Jim Caviezel, this anecdotal drama never rises above the level of lightly likable.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 22, 2013
The film’s tale ends up being less rich than its lovely Georgia settings.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 21, 2013
Annette Haywood-Carter’s slow-paced film features a plethora of colorful characters and incidents that register with little dramatic impact.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
25
Aug 21, 2013
Savannah does attempt to tell the story of the friendship of those two accomplished men, but does so in a manner that is so astonishingly tone deaf, confused and narrowly focused that it leaves you almost amazed at the lack of vision behind the entire enterprise.
By Kevin Jagernauth FULL REVIEW
20
Aug 22, 2013
A dull vanity project for the Southern highborn.
By Andrew Lapin FULL REVIEW
20
Aug 20, 2013
The movie’s story is limp, its romances are flightless and — despite the talented cast — its performances are toothless.
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10
Aug 20, 2013
The story overflows with reverence but is drastically short on passion or suspense.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

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14% Negative
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Production Company Unclaimed Freight Productions, Meddin Studios, Hollywood Caterers
Release Date Aug 23, 2013
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Based on a true story.
Website https://www.facebook.com/SavannahtheMovie
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