Dead Man's Burden Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Set in 1870 in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, Dead Man's Burden is the story of Martha (newcomer Clare Bowen) and her husband Heck (David Call), who are struggling to make ends meet on the rural New Mexico frontier. When a mining company expresses interest in buying their land, Martha and Heck see their ticket to a better life. Their hopeful plans are soon complicated when Martha’s oldest brother Wade (Barlow Jacobs), presumed dead during the war, returns to the family homestead after learning of their father’s death..

Drama Western

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Dead Man's Burden.

• C
  Clare Bowen

  ... Martha Kirkland

• D
  David Call

  ... Heck Kirkland

  Northeast

• J
  Joseph Lyle Taylor

  ... E.J. Lane

• B
  Barlow Jacobs

  ... Wade McCurry

Crew Behind the Film

The Dead Man's Burden behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jared Moshe last directed Aporia and The Ballad of Lefty Brown. The film's writer Jared Moshe last wrote Aporia and The Ballad of Lefty Brown.

Director

Jared Moshe

Screenwriter

Jared Moshe

Additional Information

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Production Details

What we know about the Dead Man's Burden movie production.

Key Facts

• Filmed on location in the high desert of northern New Mexico in the style of a classic western.
• Premiered at the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival.

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