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- The film, whose title stands for Child of God, is based on a David Sedaris short story from his book of collected essays, Naked.
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Aug 12, 2019 · But less discussed is the fact that McCarthy also cribbed details from a notorious real-life murder in writing Child of God. And the real story that likely inspired the novel is just as...
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Child of God is a 2013 American crime drama film co-written and directed by James Franco, and starring Scott Haze, based on the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy.
Child of God (1973) is the third novel by American author Cormac McCarthy. It depicts the life of a violent outcast and serial killer in 1960s Appalachian Tennessee. Though the novel received critical praise, it was not a financial success.
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Set in mountainous Sevier County, Tennessee, "Child of God" is based on the third novel by acclaimed writer Cormac McCarthy, first published in 1973. It tells the strange story of Lester Ballard, a dispossessed, violent man whom the narrator describes as "a child of God much like yourself perhaps." Ballard's life is a disastrous attempt to ...
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Child of God is Cormac McCarthy’s third novel, penned in 1973. It tells the story of Lester Ballard, a violent man roaming the countryside of Sevier County, Tennessee. Ballard is falsely accused of rape and is sentenced to a few nights in jail for the crime.
Aug 6, 2014 · Child of God is Cormac McCarthy’s third and oft overlooked 1973 novel, ostensibly about a necrophiliac serial killer who lurks and creeps in the narrow hollers of deep-backwoods Tennessee.
Jul 31, 2014 · Child of God. Directed by James Franco. Crime, Drama, Thriller. R. 1h 44m. By Manohla Dargis. July 31, 2014. Make no mistake: There is nothing pleasant about “Child of God,” James Franco’s very...
