

Two families. One feud. No going back.
Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Michael ShannonSon Hayes
- Douglas LigonBoy Hayes
- Barlow JacobsKid Hayes
- Michael Abbott Jr.Cleaman Hayes
- Travis SmithMark Hayes
- Lynnsee ProvenceStephen Hayes
- David RhodesJohn Hayes
- Glenda PannellAnnie Hayes
- G. Alan WilkinsShampoo
- Natalie CanerdayNicole
Crew
- Jeff NicholsDirector
- Jeff NicholsWriter
- Adam StoneDirector of Photography
- LuceroOriginal Music Composer
- Ben NicholsOriginal Music Composer
- Steven GonzalesEditor
- David Gordon GreenProducer
- Lisa MuskatProducer
- Jeff NicholsProducer
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