Back Roads
A young man steps in to care for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he starts an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
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David Bush
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Wuchak
_**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. But, if you reflect on the movie and the understated clues, everything makes sense and is well-written, based on Tawni O'Dell 1999 novel. Just don’t expect a pleasant time. The film runs 1 hour, 41 minutes. GRADE: B-/C+
guns.razors.knives
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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David Bush is the director of Back Roads.
The cast of Back Roads includes Jennifer Morrison as Callie Mercer, Robert Patrick as Chief Mansour, Nicole Dionne as Cowgirl, Alex Pettyfer as Harley Altmyer, Robert Longstreet as Uncle Mike, Tom Everett Scott as Brad Mercer, Juliette Lewis as Bonnie Altmyer, Hala Finley as Jody Altmyer, Gavin Warren as Zack Mercer, Sky Elobar as Church, June Carryl as Betty, Rhonda Johnson Dents as Realtor, and more.
The duration of Back Roads is 1h 41 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Back Roads trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Back Roads was released on 15 Nov 2019.
Back Roads is listed under Crime, Drama, and Thriller on Fanbiz.
Back Roads has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "_**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 t..."
