Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)

Directed by

David Lowery

Genre

drama film, independent film, prison film, crime film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 466 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman get caught after a crime and he goes to prison. She raises their daughter alone. Years later he escapes and tries to find his family.

slow-burnmelancholicvisually lushromantictensebleaknostalgicintrospective

What happens

Ain't Them Bodies Saints is a 2013 American neo-Western romantic crime drama film written and directed by David Lowery. The film stars Casey Affleck as Bob Muldoon, Rooney Mara as Ruth Guthrie, and Ben Foster as Patrick Wheeler. Bob (Affleck) and Ruth (Mara) are a couple who become involved in criminal activities and are caught, with Bob taking the blame and going to prison. The film follows the events after the criminal activities as Ruth gives birth to their daughter, and the two live comfortably. When the child is nearly four, Bob escapes from jail and goes looking to reconnect with his family. The film debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Cinematography Award in the U.S. Dramatic Category and got nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It was selected to compete in the Critics' Week section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. It was released on August 16, 2013, by IFC Films. The film received positive reviews overall, with critics praising its original take on the Bonnie and Clyde archetype, and commending its style and western iconography influences. It garnered numerous critical awards and nominations and was listed in the top ten films of 2013 by many domestic and international film publications, but ultimately under-performed at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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