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Thursday 23 August 2012

SHOTGUN STORIES [2007]

Writer/director Jeff Nichols' chilling debut Shotgun Stories instantly cements his name as a talented filmmaker.
Set in a rural area of the Southern States, a bitter feud between two sets of half-brothers escalates after their father dies.  The film starts out startlingly simple but slowly unravels into something so complicated it's hard to tell what will happen next.  Well acted, written and photographed, the bleakness of Shotgun Stories lingers well after the final frame fades to black.

4 meddling Shampoos out of 5

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