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Drama 135 min R
Rotten Tomatoes96%Metacritic85IMDb
A simple man. A difficult choice.
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
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Contemplative, intimate, prestige and character-led.
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Mentally impaired man with violent past. Slow pace but powerful characterizations.
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