Nat Geo’s TV movie event “Saints & Strangers” won’t be the traditional version of the Pilgrims and Native Americans’ first Thanksgiving.
Actor Raul Trujillo praised the cable channel for letting himself and other cast members tell the gritty reality behind the not-so-friendly historical event.“I think the beauty of the bravery of Nat Geo is actually that they’re letting us de-sanitize the story of Thanksgiving and that whole allotment of our history,” he said on Wednesday during the Television Critics organization Summer Press Tour.
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The TV movie also stars Anna Camp, Ron Livingston and Vincent Kartheiser, or among others,as TheWrap exclusively reported.“Saints & Strangers” premieres this Thanksgiving with a two-night event on National Geographic Channel.
Source: thewrap.com