The Quarry (2020)
- Directed by
- Scott Teems
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 134 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A drifter kills a traveling preacher and takes his identity. He poses as the preacher in a small Texas border town, where he draws suspicion from the local police chief.
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What happens
The Quarry is a 2020 American independent Southern Gothic mystery-thriller film directed by Scott Teems. It was written by Teems and Andrew Brotzman, who based their screenplay upon the 1995 novel of the same name by South African author Damon Galgut. Set in the West Texas borderlands, the film focuses on "The Man," an unnamed fugitive drifter, portrayed by Shea Whigham, who takes on the identity of David Martin, portrayed by Bruno Bichir, a traveling preacher he murders at a quarry after Martin picks him up off the side of a highway. The Man finds refuge in a border town's dilapidated church, with a young woman named Celia, portrayed by Catalina Sandino Moreno, providing him with room and board at the house that Martin was set to reside during his stay in town. Finding solace with his new persona, the drifter soon finds himself with a growing congregation at the church, drawing suspicion from the town's prejudiced police chief, John Moore, portrayed by Michael Shannon, who is also having a secret affair with Celia. It was released on April 17, 2020 in theaters by Lionsgate. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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