Against the Crooked Sky

Strong Christian worldview (Two references are made to Jesus’s statement that a man can show no greater love than by laying down his life for friends, Sam gives his Bible to a Native American woman, he prays for God’s help during the climax) and strong moral worldview (Sam is determined to rescue his sister at all costs); one d-word, three h-words, one use of God’s name in vain; Sam nearly drowns in a river, Russian jokingly says that he slit the throat of his late son, at least five Native Americans are killed by gunshots or knife stabs (a little blood is seen), a dog is killed by stabbing, Sam is punched by a Russian (his mouth bleeds), blood stains are seen on a rock, someone falls from a cliff after getting shot by an arrow; Charlotte becomes pregnant by Temkai, the Native American who took her as his bride; Charlotte bathes in a river (only her arms and shoulders are revealed), much upper male nudity among the Native Americans; the Russian is often intoxicated and seen holding or downing a drink; no smoking or drug use; and the Russian greedily agrees to help Sam find gold, the plot is initiated by Temkai kidnapping Charlotte, Sam runs away from home to try to recover Charlotte.