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The Driftless Area (2015)

The Driftless Area poster
Directed by
Zachary Sluser
Genre
comedy drama, neo-noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 77 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man returns to his small hometown and gets entangled with a mysterious woman and a local criminal. Their lives intersect in strange ways that force him to confront his past.

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What happens

The Driftless Area is a 2015 Canadian-American neo-noir dramedy film directed by Zachary Sluser and starring Anton Yelchin, Zooey Deschanel, and John Hawkes. Alia Shawkat, Aubrey Plaza, Frank Langella, and CiarĂ¡n Hinds also appear in supporting roles. The film is based on the 2006 novel of the same title by Tom Drury, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sluser. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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