The read
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In this drama thriller set in the South, a young boy named Green (Bret Harrison) longs to escape his unhappy life but feels trapped in his hometown. A gifted special-effects makeup artist, Green has big dreams of working in Hollywood. But the boy's personal demons -- a drunken, abusive stepfather, a group of religious zealots out to destroy his work and the love of a girl who prefers small-town life -- may stand in the way of his dreams.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
24 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert HallDirector
- Robert HallWriter
- Jason M. HallOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bret HarrisonGreen Graves
- Laura PreponAngevin Duvet
- Kevin GageEarl Knight
- Ashley LaurenceJenny Graves
- Shannon EubanksMs. Duvet
- Lucas TillJay Graves
- Hal SparksDeputy Dale
- Josh ToddRusty Knight
- Jonathan SpencerTony Bennett
- Brandon TrostSeismograph Drummer (uncredited)