A 21-year-old farm boy claims golden plates talk to him. Chaos ensues. Religion is born.
In 1827, Joseph Smith, Jr. was only 21 years old when he received a prophetic calling to translate ancient scriptures that would soon be published as The Book of Mormon. Less than three years later, he founded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that today has 14 million followers and is the 4th largest religious denomination in the United States. Plates of Gold follows Joseph's early adult years and portrays the events that lead up to the publishing of The Book of Mormon and the founding of a new worldwide church. The film also details Joseph's personal life and his desire to find forgiveness, acceptance and salvation from God. Directed by Christian Vuissa (The Errand of Angels, One Good Man).
Production
Surprisingly polished period detail for micro-budget faith cinema
Acting
Bellows captures Smith's boyish conviction without full hagiography
Director
Christian Vuissa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Christian Vuissa is a practicing Latter-day Saint filmmaker who specializes in Mormon-centric stories, making this essentially denominational cinema.
The film was shot in Utah with largely volunteer crew and premiered at the LDS Film Festival — it never received theatrical distribution outside Mormon circles.
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