Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of captivity, Wildcat, the Shawnee chief, confers special privileges on Mary and her children, eventually proposing that Mary become his mate. Surprised by her attraction to the handsome brave, Mary nonetheless opts to remain faithful to Will and engineers a plan for her escape. Separated from her children, Mary joins another female settler, and together they embark on a harrowing homeward trek. Her odyssey comes full circle more than a decade later when she is finally reunited with her long-lost children.
Ellen Burstyn
as Gretel
Sheryl Lee
as Mary Ingles
Tim Guinee
as Will
Eric Schweig
as Wildcat
Andy Stahl
as Henry Lenard
Tyler Noyes
as Tommy Ingles
Gabriel Macht
as Johnny Draper
Tony Amendola
as LaPlante
Renée O'Connor
as Bettie Draper
