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Original title: Lawless
Year: 2012
Running time: 115 min.
Country: United States
Director: John Hillcoat
Screenwriter: Nick Cave. Novel: Matt Bondurant
Music: Warren Ellis
Cinematography: Benoît Delhomme
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Mia Wasikowska, Gary Oldman, Noah Taylor, Dane DeHaan, Eric Mendenhall, Chris McGarry, Bill Camp, Alex Van, Lew Temple, Marcus Hester, Tom Proctor, Mark Ashworth, Bruce McKinnonSee 5 More
Producer: Annapurna Pictures, The Weinstein Company, Yucaipa Films, Revolt Films, Benaroya Pictures, Red Wagon Productions, Blum Hanson Allen Films
Genre: Thriller. Drama | Neo-noir. 1930s. The Great Depression. Based On A True Story. Family Relationships
Synopsis: LAWLESS is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant’s family in his novel "The Wettest County In The World", the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation’s most notorious crime wave.

Awards: 2012: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection

2012: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Song

Critics' reviews

"Every festival has the right to its duds, but I was surprised when I suddenly realized that 'Lawless' isn't a bad Cannes film - it's a bad Sundance film"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"Fueled by a brooding sense of dread, visceral bursts of violence, potent atmosphere and some juicy character portraits"

David Rooney: The Hollywood Reporter
"With a dynamite cast, an iconic screenwriter in rocker Nick Cave and an Aussie director in John Hillcoat, you assume a new classic. What you get is an ambitious try (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"Hillcoat and Cave give us more than an action story. They create a world"

Mick LaSalle: SFGATE
"A smug, empty exercise in macho-sentimental violence (...) As with all movies 'based on a true story', you wonder what the true story actually is (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian

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