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Summary In the cold, winter light of a rural Mississippi Delta township, a man’s suicide radically transforms three characters’ lives and throws off-balance what has long been a static arrangement among them. Marlee is a single mother struggling to scratch a living for herself and James, her 12-year-old son, who has begun to stumble under drug a...

Directed By: Lance Hammer

Written By: Lance Hammer

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Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 24 Critic Reviews
must-see
84
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
7.0
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Summary In the cold, winter light of a rural Mississippi Delta township, a man’s suicide radically transforms three characters’ lives and throws off-balance what has long been a static arrangement among them. Marlee is a single mother struggling to scratch a living for herself and James, her 12-year-old son, who has begun to stumble under drug a...

Directed By: Lance Hammer

Written By: Lance Hammer

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 24 Critic Reviews
84
96% Positive
23 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 24 Critic Reviews
84
96% Positive
23 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
7.0
60% Positive
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
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20% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
7.0
60% Positive
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
1 Rating
20% Negative
1 Rating

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Production Company Alluvial Film Company
Release Date Oct 1, 2008
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Film Independent Spirit Awards
6 Nominations
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Gotham Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations