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Critic Neil Jeffries
rated 10

It will make you laugh and cry. And it will make you think long and hard about the last time you saw a movie this good.

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Vins Italí
rated 10

Preciosa, sensible. Recomanable 100

1 year ago

Cast & Crew

Billy Bob Thornton
As Karl Childers
Robert Duvall
As Karl's Father
Jim Jarmusch
As Frostee Cream Boy
John Ritter
As Vaughan Cunningham
J.T. Walsh
As Charles Bushman
Mickey Jones
As Monty Johnson

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Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man who has been institutionalized since childhood for murdering his mother and her lover, is released back into society. He befriends a young boy and his mother, but their peaceful life is disrupted by the boy's abusive father. As tensions rise, Karl must confront his violent past to protect the people he cares about.

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