Affliction

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-02-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(11361 Reviews)

Director:

Paul Schrader

Genres:

Drama Mystery Thriller

Cast:

Nick Nolte Brigid Tierney Holmes Osborne Jim True-Frost

Writer:

Russell Banks (novel)

Paul Schrader (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Wade Whitehouse is a sheriff of a small New Hampshire town who achieved nothing in life in the opinion of his ex-wife Lillian and daughter Jill and is a heavy drinker. His girlfriend Margie accepts him the way he is. On the first day of the hunting season, Wade's friend Jack takes a wealthy businessman to hunt - and only Jack returns alive. Wade decides to play detective and starts investigating the case despite the fact Jack insists it was an accidental self-inflicted shot.

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