Forsaken is a Western drama set in the Canadian frontier of the 1870s. The story centers on John Henry Clayton (Kiefer Sutherland), a former gunslinger who has renounced violence to become a devout Christian and live a peaceful life with his wife, Hannah (Donald Sutherland). When a brutal outlaw gang, led by the ruthless Vernon Hardy, massacres a local preacher and his congregation, John Henry is compelled to return to his violent past to seek justice.
John Henryβs quest brings him back into contact with his estranged father, Richard Clayton (Donald Sutherland), a legendary lawman whose methods John Henry once admired but ultimately rejected. Together, they must track down Hardy and his gang through treacherous wilderness and lawless towns. As father and son pursue the outlaws, old wounds resurface, and John Henry grapples with his faith, the morality of revenge, and the legacy he wants to leave behind.
Forsaken explores themes of redemption, faith, and the complex bonds between fathers and sons. With stark landscapes, gritty shootouts, and powerful performances by the Sutherlands, the film delivers an emotionally charged tale of a man torn between his ideals and the harsh realities of frontier justice.