New World, The
The New World is an epic adventure set amid the encounter of European and Native American cultures during the founding of the Jamestown Settlement in 1607. Inspired by the legend of John Smith (Colin Farrell) and Pocahontas, acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick transforms this classic story into a sweeping exploration of love, loss and discovery, both a celebration and an elegy of the America that was…and the America that was yet to come.
Against a historically accurate Virginia backdrop, Malick has set a dramatized tale of two strong-willed characters-a passionate and noble young native woman and an ambitious soldier of fortune-torn between the undeniable requirements of their civic duty and the inescapable demands of the human heart.
Directed by
Terrence Malick
Cast
Colin Farrell - John Smith
Christopher Plummer - Capt. Christopher Newport
Christian Bale - John Rolfe
August Schellenberg - Powhatan
Wes Studi - Opechancanough
David Thewlis - Capt. Wingfield
Yorick Van Wageningen - Captain Argall
Q'Orianka Kilcher - Pocahontas
Production Co.
Sarah Green Film Corp.
Sunflower Productions
Produced by
Carey Russell
Bill Mechanic
Rolf Mittweg
Studio
New Line Cinema
Writer
Terrence Malick
Music
James Horner
