Red Dirt

2000 · 110 min · EN · PG · 5.9 (23 votes)

Dir. Tag Purvis · Starring Dan Montgomery Jr., Karen Black, Aleksa Palladino, Walton Goggins, Peg O'Keef, Glenn Shadix · Music Nathan Barr

“Secrets... Deceit... Forbidden Love.”

Drama

At only twenty, Griffith is struggling with the responsibilities of caring for his unwell aunt, grieving the loss of their family's matriarch, and his own dreams of leaving Pine Apple. With the arrival of a stranger, Griffith's carefully constructed walls of shame and silence begin to come down and his life takes an unexpected turn.

VIBE

A suffocating, humid Southern atmosphere hangs heavy, mirroring the protagonist's internal struggle. It's a quiet, character-driven piece about repressed desires and the desperate yearning for escape from a stifling, insular world.

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