Lawless (2012)

Directed by

John Hillcoat

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 3,366 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During Prohibition, three brothers run a moonshine business in rural Virginia. A vicious lawman tries to shut them down with brutal force.

tenseviolentgrittyatmosphericslow-burnbleakdangeroussomber

What happens

Lawless is a 2012 American Southern Gothic gangster film directed by John Hillcoat. The screenplay, by Australian singer-screenwriter Nick Cave, is based on Matt Bondurant's historical novel The Wettest County in the World (2008). The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, and Guy Pearce. The film is about the violent conflict between three bootlegging brothers: Forrest (Hardy), Howard (Clarke), and Jack Bondurant (LaBeouf) — and the corrupt and ruthless lawman Charlie Rakes (Pearce), who tries to shut down the brothers' Prohibition-era moonshine business after Forrest refuses to pay him off. The film was in development for about three years before being produced. It screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and was theatrically released on August 29, 2012 by The Weinstein Company. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $54.4 million against a $26 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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