Director: Alex Pettyfer
Producer: Michael Ohoven, Alex Pettyfer, Jake Seal, Dan Spilo, Craig Robinson, Ashley Mansour
A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
101 min
Rating: 6/10
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Alex Pettyfer
Harley Altmyer
Jennifer Morrison
Callie Mercer
Nicola Peltz Beckham
Amber Altmyer
June Carryl
Betty
Juliette Lewis
Bonnie Altmyer
Tom Everett Scott
Brad Mercer
Movie Info
Director: Alex Pettyfer
Producer: Michael Ohoven, Alex Pettyfer, Jake Seal, Dan Spilo, Craig Robinson, Ashley Mansour
Production Companies: Infinity Media, Upturn Productions, Black Hanger Studios, Orwo Studios (US)
Countries: United States of America
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What Others Said
Wuchak:
_**Gloomy and painful drama about a fudged-up family in the Eastern sticks**_
After a mother (Juliette Lewis) goes to prison for shooting her husband in a backwater town in the Eastern USA, a young man (Alex Pettyfer) has to forsake college and take care of his three younger sisters, including a teenage hellion (Nicola Peltz). Meanwhile a wife who lives down the lane catches his interest (Jennifer Morrison).
"Back Roads" (2018) is a melancholy psychological family drama with a crime element that could be classified as Southern Gothic. While the events take place in Western Pennsylvania they could occur in any backwater community in the Eastern USA or Canada. The film was shot in St. Francisville, Louisiana, which is a half-hour drive north of Baton Rouge along the Mississippi.
Films that come to mind include “Mud” (2012), “Joe” (2013), "Winter's Bone" (2010), “Undertow” (2004), "Snow Angels" (2007), “Monster’s Ball” (2001) and “The Fugitive Kind” (1960). The flick leaves you with a bad taste because it deals with some ugly things and features painful emotions, not to mention it’s unrelentingly gloomy. If you think your family growing up was dysfunctional, you ain’t seen nothing. But, if you reflect on the movie and the understated clues, everything makes sense and is well-written, based on Tawni O'Dell 1999 novel. Just don’t expect a pleasant time.
The film runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.
GRADE: B-/C+