USA,
1992, 105 min
Directed by:
Carl FranklinCinematography:
James L. CarterCast:
Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Beach, Jim Metzler, Earl Billings, Natalie Canerday, Jimmy Bridges, Jesse Dabson, John Mahon (more)VOD (1)
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A small-town police chief (Bill Paxton) concealing an explosive secret. A pair of ruthless drug dealers (cowriter Billy Bob Thornton and Michael Beach) who leave a bloody trail in their wake as they make their way from Los Angeles to Arkansas. And an enigmatic woman (Cynda Williams) caught in the middle. The way these desperate lives converge becomes a masterclass in slow-burn tension thanks to the nuanced direction of Carl Franklin, whose haunting film travels a crooked road across America’s most fraught divisions - urban and rural, Black and white - while imbuing noir conventions with a wrenching emotional depth. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1993 - Carl Franklin (Best Director)
- 1993 - Ben Myron (Best Feature)
- 1993 - Cynda Williams (Best Female Lead)
- 1993 - Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson (Best Screenplay)
- 1993 - Derek Holt, Peter Haycock, Terry Plumeri (Best Original Score)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1992 - Carl Franklin (New Generation Award)