In 1850s Oregon, a gold prospector is chased by the infamous duo of assassins, the Sisters brothers. "A dusty, squint-eyed Western ramble full of wry cowboy humor and sudden death."--Entertainment Weekly. "This alcohol-soaked Frontier road trip constantly reinvents itself at every turn in fun, witty and ultimately touching ways."--Roger Ebert. "A pleasing, lovingly crafted Western from a surprising source."--Hollywood Reporter.

Grieving parents agree to raise a young orphan who struggles to find a place in their hearts and lives.

Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his backwoods home. Only then does Milly discover that Adam has six other brothers all living with him in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Then, after reading a story, Adam develops an idea that will create the solution to his brothers' loneliness - kidnap...

A wagon train of three families has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, the emigrants face the scourges of hunger, thirst, and their own lack of faith in each other's instincts for survival. When they encounter a Native American, they must choose...