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Witnesses (2021)

★★★★★ 4.8/5

(4.8)

4.1

David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris face ridicule and persecution when they claim to have seen angels and hefted golden plates containing ancient inscriptions.

Audio: English
Subtitles: English
Starring: Michael Zuccola, Caleb J. Spivak, Lincoln Hoppe, Paul Wuthrich
Director: Mark Goodman
Genre: Drama

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Witnesses (2021)

Producers: Russell D. Richins
Writing Credits: Mitch Davis
Film: Excel Entertainment
Devices: Available to watch on supported devices

Reviews

I bought this to show my seminary class, after studying the Doctrine and Covenants and talking a lot about what the early Saints went through, I was really excited to see this film. It’s so well done, the actors did a fabulous job portraying each of these men. I know it will help the next generation understand and connect with this story!

The movie was very well done, with great acting, videography, and music. And it was historically accurate. I also appreciated how it adeptly handled sometimes difficult periods in the history of the witnesses. Although I appreciated the flashback approach, I can see how that would be a bit confusing for those who are not familiar with the history. So it may be helpful for someone to briefly familiarize themselves with the basic story of the three witnesses before watching the movie. But all in all, the movie was very inspiring.

I enjoyed this film and find it to be appropriate for both those that belief the testimonies of these witnesses and those that don't. The story attempts to recreate a complicated story that aligns with the historical record as best as we can tell. Did these witnesses ever actually see angels? Nobody can know for certain, but this film helped to understand their full stories from beginning to end based on their own words.

This movie was a wonderful portrayal of the lives of many early Latter-day Saints, including in particular Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris. The story was accurate and the acting and filmography were superb. The movie highlighted the integrity of the three witnesses who never denied their visionary experience when they saw the angel and the gold plates. Their persistent testimonies, even when they were out of the church, is something that critics of the story of the origin of the Book of Mormon have trouble coming to grips with.