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As I Lay Dying (2013)

As I Lay Dying poster
Directed by
James Franco
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 86 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family struggles to transport the body of their deceased matriarch across the Mississippi countryside to her burial place. Each family member deals with the journey in their own way, revealing their private hopes and frustrations.

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What happens

As I Lay Dying is a 2013 American drama film directed and co-written by and starring James Franco, based on William Faulkner's 1930 novel of the same name. The film stars Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Danny McBride, Logan Marshall-Green, Ahna O'Reilly, Jim Parrack, Beth Grant, and Brady Permenter. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard Section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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