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Shotgun Stories on DVD (2008)

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Average rating: 52%
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Starring: Michael Shannon, Douglas Ligon, Barlow Jacobs, Natalie Canerday, Glenda Pannell, Lynnsee Provence, Michael Abbott Jr., Coley Canpany, Cole Hendrixson, Vivian Morrison Norman
Director: Jeff Nichols
Studio: CONTENDER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Run time: 92 mins
Certificate: 12
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Languages: English
Released: 15/09/2008

Brief synopsis of Shotgun Stories

Son Hayes never speaks of the scars on his back. The shotgun pellets left under his skin make for a sporadic pattern of blue-black dots. The men he works with take bets on how he got them. His brothers, Boy and Kid Hayes, don't discuss it. His past, just like these scars, is never far behind him. This stands true for the memory of his father, a man that never bothered to give his children proper names. He left the three brothers, Son, Boy and Kid, when they were young. Their last impressions were of a violent drunk who never hesitated to put his own needs ahead of his family. The brothers were left to be raised by their mother, a hateful woman, who to this day blames her children for the life she's been left with and the man she could not keep. Their father, having left the memory of his children as completely as he left their home, managed to move on and put his life back together. He sobered up, became a devout Christian, married a wonderful woman, and fathered four new sons. All of who received proper names. His life became a model that most would aspire to, a man successful in business, community and family. His only true failing are the sons he turned his back on.

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Rating of 2 
	  stars out of 5 Derek Adams, Time Out

Set amid the widescreen cottonfields of south-east Arkansas, Shotgun Stories centres on the life-long conflict... Read more on www.timeout.com

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Rated - 2 starsSlooooow

A customer from Exeter , 10/10/2008

This film was so slow and the acting so wooden I just wanted to shout 'Get on with it' throughout. There are just long scenes of staring people - interspersed with a bit of drama and violence. It was awful.

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Rated - 4 starsGOOD

scorpion [Highly rated reviewer] , 25/09/2008

A GOOD CHILLING FILM GOOD STORY SET IN THE COTTON GROWING REGIONS OF ARKANSAS A MUST

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Rated - 5 starsStorytelling at it's finest

StephenBellYoung from Coalville , 04/10/2008

These days you can't help notice that films are more about the visual effects and less about the narrative. Shotgun Stories completely shatters that pretext.

Shotgun Stories is a fantastic story about a family fued that simmers to explosive and thrilling consequences. Set in the timeless rural backroads of Arkansas the film is far more than your average revenge story. It's an emotional, tense, buck shot of a thriller that grips your heart like a vice and never lets go. The cast, of largely unknown's, deliver an incredible performances that sucks you into the film and refuses to let go. One of the best films of 2007, this independant feature is a cracking debut from writer/ director Jeff Nichols; a talent you should undoubtebly keep your eyes open for.

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Rated - 3 starsRedneck Stylee

Ashley Brown from My House, Bristol [Highly rated reviewer] , 09/10/2008

A good film that trickles along at a slow pace,film revolves around 2 families

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Rated - 3 starsTragic Life

A customer from Barnet , 31/10/2008

Real Life stories as life is

Not only in the USA but world wide

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Rated - 3 starsRedneck Stylee

Ashley Brown from My House, Bristol [Highly rated reviewer] , 09/10/2008

A good film that trickles along at a slow pace,film revolves around 2 families

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