The Dynamiter

The Dynamiter

2011 · 73 min · EN · 6.0 (21 votes)
Dir. Matthew Gordon · Starring William Ruffin, John Alex Nunnery, Patrick Rutherford, Arthur Arrington, Joice Baldwin, Casey Brown · Music Casey Immoor
Drama

All fourteen-year-old Robbie Hendrick ever wanted was a family. Yet as another Mississippi summer begins, his wayward mother has run off again fearing a breakdown and he's left to burn the days caring for his half brother, Fess. As the deep days and nights pass without her return and with older brother Lucas dangerously in their lives again, Robbie must face the fact that his dream of a family may only be a dream and he might just lose the only family he's ever had: Fess.

VIBE

A heavy, humid atmosphere permeates this coming-of-age drama. It's a raw, unflinching look at childhood struggles in a harsh landscape, where hope flickers but is often overshadowed by despair. The film feels lived-in and authentic.

melancholicgrittyyearningbleakslow-burnsouthern gothiccharacter-driven dramaindiefamilylossdesperationchildhood