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Hell or High Water

2016USALanguage: EnglishDirected by David Mackenzie★ 7.3

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

Themes and style

Tone
bleakmelancholictensedark comedyhaunting
Pacing
slow burnescalatingmethodical
Story
heistpursuitsurvivalescape
Emotion
loyalty under pressuresacrificeguiltloss of innocencegrieffeeling powerlessinjusticeredemptionbelonging
Themes
class and moneypovertycorrupt institutionsfamily wounds passed downfamily duty
Feel
catharticcerebralgut punchdiscussion starterrewatchablequietly haunting
Violence
moderate

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