As I Lay Dying (2013)

Directed by

James Franco

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 86 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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)

Trailer

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