A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Mar 20216/10
_**Gloomy and painful drama about a fudged-up family in the Eastern sticks**_ After a mother (Juliette Lewis) goes to prison for shooting her husband in a backwater town in the Eastern USA, a young man (Alex Pettyfer) has to forsake college and take care of his three younger sisters, including a teenage hellion (Nicola Peltz). Meanwhile a wife who lives down the lane catches his interest (Jennifer Morrison). "Back Roads" (2018) is a melancholy psychological family drama with a crime element that could be classified as Southern Gothic. While the events take place in Western Pennsylvania they could occur in any backwater community in the Eastern USA or Canada. The film was shot in St. Francisville, Louisiana, which is a half-hour drive north of Baton Rouge along the Mississippi. Films that come to mind include “Mud” (2012), “Joe” (2013), "Winter's Bone" (2010), “Undertow” (2004), "Snow Angels" (2007), “Monster’s Ball” (2001) and “The Fugitive Kind” (1960). The flick leaves you with a bad taste because it deals with some ugly things and features painful emotions, not to mention it’s unrelentingly gloomy. If you think your family growing up was dysfunctional, you ain’t seen nothing. Bu
Read the whole review on TMDB - guns.razors.kniveson TMDB · Mar 20268/10
The emotional weight of this movie is impeccable, for the two oldest Altmyer children, in your mind you know that they are commiting acts out of the ordinary and may be frowned upon, but considering the fact that they are products of their not-so-sweet upbringing, you can't help but think of nothing but sorrow. The film is not an intensely gripping thriller but there's that element of allure that just keeps you glued to the screen, even though a little predictable, you never really really know what you're going to into in the next scenes. The main characters are messed up, that's just it, but little Jodie is the glimmer of hope for me. 3.899/5 rating
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Cast
- Alex PettyferHarley Altmyer
- Jennifer MorrisonCallie Mercer
- Nicola PeltzAmber Altmyer
- Chiara AureliaMisty Altmyer
- Hala FinleyJody Altmyer
- June CarrylBetty
- Juliette LewisBonnie Altmyer
- Robert PatrickChief Mansour
- Robert LongstreetUncle Mike
- Tom Everett ScottBrad Mercer
Crew
- Alex PettyferDirector
- Tawni O'DellScreenplay
- Adrian LyneScreenplay
- Tawni O'DellNovel
- Jarin BlaschkeDirector of Photography
- John HunterOriginal Music Composer
- Kant PanEditor
- Michael OhovenProducer
- Alex PettyferProducer
- Jake SealProducer
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