Movie

Walker Payne

2006 · 117 min

A slow, heavy slice of hardscrabble life that wears its sadness openly and asks you to sit with a man's impossible choices.

Overview: A small-town father is forced to make difficult, heartbreaking decisions in order to save his two daughters.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, survival, class
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
survival
class
guilt
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild