Nothing is ever black or white.
A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.' As the one attempts to connect on a rational, spiritual and emotional level, the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair. Locked in a philosophical debate, both passionately defend their personal credos and try to convert the other.
- Suicide or self-harm
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Intimate, contemporary, grave and contemplative.
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- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
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“Does the smallness hold it back?”
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“Is Black the real protagonist?”
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Cast
- Tommy Lee JonesWhite
- Samuel L. JacksonBlack
Crew
- Tommy Lee JonesDirector
- Cormac McCarthyWriter
- Paul ElliottDirector of Photography
- Marco BeltramiOriginal Music Composer
- Roberto SilviEditor
- Larry MadarasEditor
- Barbara A. HallProducer
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