Pilgrimage

In this powerful and poignant drama, a possessive Arkansas mother takes drastic measures to prevent her grown son from marrying the woman he loves: she arranges for him to be drafted into World War I. Based on a short story by I.A.R. Wylie, "Pilgrimage" is a haunting tale of love, sacrifice, and the devastating consequences of war, as seen through the eyes of a mother who will stop at nothing to protect her child from happiness.