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Northfork Details

2002

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Starring	Peter Coyote, Anthony Edwards, Daryl Hannah, Kyle MacLachlan
Director	Mark Polish, Michael Polish
Genres	Drama

Northfork

The Polish Brothers conclude their America's Heartland trilogy (TWIN FALLS IDAHO, JACKPOT) with this mesmerizing, surreal drama. It is 1950s Montana, and in two days the small town of Northfork is about to be buried underwater. While most of the residents are willing to accept a forced relocation to higher ground, several inhabitants are determined to stay right where they are. A six-man Evacuation Committee--including father-and-son team Walter and Willis O'Brien (James Woods and Mark Polish)--is recruited to convert the stragglers and make sure that no one is left behind. Meanwhile, the somber Father Harlan (Nick Nolte) cares for the increasingly ill Irwin (Duel Farnes), a young child who has begun to have a dialogue with four mysterious angels--Flower Hercules (Darryl Hannah), Cup of Tea (Robin Sachs), Happy (Anthony Edwards), and Cod (Ben Foster). As the deadline nears, the Evacuation Committee struggles with a determined, proud group of residents who don't want to let their town be washed into history. All the while, Irwin continues to have his puzzling visions, adding a literal dose of mortality to the film's already bleak atmosphere. Featuring gorgeously haunting visuals (courtesy of cinematographer M. David Mullen), NORTHFORK confirms the Polish Brothers' status as truly distinct voices in American cinema.

Starring	Peter Coyote, Anthony Edwards, Daryl Hannah, Kyle MacLachlan, Nick Nolte, Mark Polish, James Woods
Director	Mark Polish, Michael Polish
Studio	METRODOME DISTRIBUTION
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 39 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 06 Sep 2004

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- The Great Plains, Montana, 1955: the town of Northfork is to be flooded for a dam project, and the government's six... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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  No forking idea mate!
  
  This film looks fantastic, and I mean really, just great. Imagine two hours of these gorgeously framed, beautifully shot tableaus of bleak Montana landscape. ... read more »
  
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  - 25 Nov 2005 at 00:06
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  NOAH'S LARK!
  
  This is one flood movie that would've been better off being drowned at birth.
  
  If you have 90 minutes or so to spare, I would suggest a better ... read more »
  
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  Didn't watch all of this
  
  Saw the beginning of tis but there were several reasons we didn't continue. It was very slow, dark and we couldn't make out the dialogue. We were in a ... read more »
  
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  - Stirling, Scotland
  - 19 Jan 2009 at 09:58
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  Beautiful but bland
  
  I was expecting much from this movie having read several articles and reviews and in some ways it did deliver. Beautifully photographed, well cast and a nicely ... read more »
  
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  The Polish Brothers conclude their America's Heartland trilogy (TWIN FALLS IDAHO, JACKPOT) with this mesmerizing, surreal drama. It is 1950s Montana, and in two days the small town of Northfork is about to be buried underwater. While most of the residents are willing to accept a forced relocation ...