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A small Alaskan community is left reeling by an act of violence. Jamie M. Dagg's thriller tenderly explores its aftermath without the glib, jokey cynicism that so often marks the noir genre.
Apr 23, 2017 · Playing a mumble-mouthed hitman who likes to toy with his prey, Abbott sets the tone for this nerve-shredding neo-noir; it’s a story about a one-man crimewave that sweeps through a small...
In the wake of a triple murder that leaves the residents of a remote Alaskan outpost on edge, tightly wound drifter Elwood (Christopher Abbott, It Comes At Night) checks into a motel run by Sam ...
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- Shout! Studios
Sweet Virginia is a 2017 neo-noir thriller film directed by Jamie M. Dagg, written by Benjamin China and Paul China, and starring Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots, Rosemarie DeWitt, Odessa Young and Jared Abrahamson. It was released on November 17, 2017, by IFC Films.
Fresh off the 2012 Black List for best unproduced scripts, the screenplay from twin brothers Benjamin China and Paul China offers up a neo-noir with a familiar enough premise in a not-so-familiar setting.
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- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Jamie M. Dagg
- 2017-11-30
Apr 27, 2017 · Part neo-noir, part latter-day Western, this exceptional indie thriller delivers well-acted character insights in a shadowy Alaskan setting.
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Dec 9, 2017 · Sweet Virginia (2017), scripted by Benjamin and Paul China (billed as ‘The China Brothers’), is a neo-noir with standard plot elements. The script isn’t exactly lackluster but then it doesn’t go particularly deep with its themes or that it is anchored by harsh truths.
