Two brothers spend a harrowing day together concerned about the future of their family.
Acting
Kid performances that don't feel like acting at all.
Direction
Field's debut already knows exactly where to hurt you.
Editing
23 minutes that expand like dread in your chest.
Director
Todd Field
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Todd Field's thesis film at AFI, shot for roughly $30,000. It won a Student Academy Award and essentially bought him his career.
Field has said he cast Ian Bohen after the kid improvised punching a wall for real during auditions—he wanted that unfiltered physicality.
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