Synopsis
The static living arrangement between three lonely souls living in a rural Mississippi Delta township is suddenly shaken up due to a tragic suicide in this intimate family drama from first-time writer/director Lance Hammer. Single mother Marley was barely getting by when her 12-year-old son James fell into a dangerous cycle of drugs and violence. Desperate to escape her current surroundings and save her son from becoming another statistic, Marley seeks safe harbor at a home on the property of Lawrence -- a man with whom she has been locked into a bitter feud ever since the birth of her son. Brought together by circumstance and left with little choice but to work through their hardships, Marley, James, and Lawrence do their best to move beyond the grief that has befallen them, and transform tragedy into the foundation for a new and hopeful future. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Year: 2008
Runtime: 96
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: NR
Category: Feature
Color type
Technicolor
Sound
Dolby Digital
Produced by
Alluvial Film Company
Release
September 04, 2008 (USA - Limited)
by
IFC Films
Awards
2008 - Film Presented - Sundance Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Berlin International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - New Directors/New Films
2008 - Film Presented - San Francisco International Film Festiv
2008 - Film Presented - Seattle International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Los Angeles Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Melbourne International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Karlovy Vary International Film Festiva
2008 - Film Presented - London Film Festival
2008 - Best Picture - Independent Spirit Awards
2008 - Best Picture - Independent Spirit Awards
2008 - Best Director - Independent Spirit Awards
2008 - Best Cinematography - Independent Spirit Awards
2008 - Josephine Baker Award - Women Film Critics Circle
2008 - Best First Feature - Toronto Film Critics Association