This film would melt even the coldest of hearts.

Rating: 10/10 (12 April 2004)

Set during the American Civil War and comprising of an all-star cast, this romantic tragedy cannot fail to captivate. The story alternates its focus between Ada Goodman (Nicole Kidman), a young reverends daughter, and Inman (Jude Law), a wounded Confederate soldier.
With the unexpected death of her father, Ada watches as their farm falls into disrepair, relying only on her letters to Inman to help her through the long winter. When Ruby (Renee Zellweger) wanders onto the farm one day offering help, an inseparable bond begins between the pair. With new found strength the two gradually put the farm back together, whilst secretly looking after Ruby's estranged fiddler father.
Determined to make it back to Cold Mountain after three years of being separated from his beloved Ada, Inman uses the last of his strength to drag himself out of his hospital bed and onto the long road home. Encountering slaves, bounty hunters, deserters, women of the night and a witch along the way, Inman's journey is a slow and treacherous one.
With a strong story (based on the novel by Charles Frazier) and excellent acting, this film would melt even the coldest of hearts.