Crime. Confusion. Compassion. They're all just states of mind.
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
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Contemporary, grave, spare and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Don CheadlePearl Madison
- Ryan GoslingLeland P. Fitzgerald
- Chris KleinAllen Harris
- Kevin SpaceyAlbert T. Fitzgerald
- Jena MaloneBecky Pollard
- Lena OlinMarybeth Fitzgerald
- Michelle WilliamsJulie Pollard
- Martin DonovanHarry Pollard
- Ann MagnusonKaren Pollard
- Kerry WashingtonAyesha
Crew
- Matthew Ryan HogeDirector
- Matthew Ryan HogeWriter
- James GlennonDirector of Photography
- Jeremy EnigkOriginal Music Composer
- Jeff BetancourtEditor
- Bernie MorrisProducer
- Jonah SmithProducer
- Palmer WestProducer
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