in cold mountain and north colorado and near to the period of the american civil war and the reverend monroe ( donald sutherland ) arrive in the small town with his daughter and the shy ada monroe ( nicole kidman ) and due to health reason . ada meet the also shy inman ( jude law ) and and they fall in love with each other . with the beginning of the war and inman become a soldier and and his great support to stay alive be the wish to see ada in cold mountain again . meanwhile and ada meet ruby thewes ( renée zellweger ) and a survivor of the war and who help her in the farm and become her best friend . the story alternate present and past situation and disclose a beautiful romance . i like this film a lot . have name such a philip seymour hoffman and natalie portman and giovanni ribisi in the support cast and a magnificent direction of anthony minghella and seven indication to the oscar and this movie do not disappoint . my remark be that there be some very important scene delete in the story and present in the dvd . at least one of them and which show what happen with sara and her baby and the three dead body in her farm and should not be delete a it be . my vote be nine . title ( brazil ) represent cold mountain .