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The Salvation (2015)

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Plot Summary

The Salvation is a grim and atmospheric revenge western set in the harsh moral landscape of post–Civil War America, where justice is forged through violence and survival comes at a devastating cost.

Set in the 1870s, at a time when the United States stood at the center of global expansion and ambition, the story follows a European immigrant who has sought a new beginning in the New World. His fragile hope for peace is shattered when his family is brutally murdered. Acting with cold determination, he takes justice into his own hands and kills the man responsible.

This act of vengeance, however, ignites the fury of a powerful and ruthless gang leader, turning the immigrant into a marked man. As tensions escalate, the hero finds himself betrayed by those closest to him—neighbors who choose fear and self-preservation over loyalty.

Abandoned and outnumbered, he is forced to stand alone against an entire gang, confronting both the violence of the frontier and the moral emptiness of a society ruled by greed and intimidation. What follows is a relentless struggle where courage, loss, and survival collide.

With its stark visuals and uncompromising tone, The Salvation reimagines the classic western as a bleak meditation on revenge and exile, portraying the American frontier not as a land of opportunity, but as a brutal proving ground for those who dare to resist tyranny.

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