passionate film-making, great photography
6 December 2003
Bleak story of an unsympathetic ex-con coming home to his small town who becomes the object of hatred for most of the citizens. The highlight is the relationship he has with the son who wasn't even born before he left for jail. (It sounds quite corny, but the environment is so relentlessly grimy that it works.) The low parts are his cold relationship with his saintly mother (realistic) and the love interest (she's beautiful but unbelievable, even though its depiction is well-handled). Worth seeing for the fabulous cinematography and the interesting acting.
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