Fresh
A film that is hard to forget.
Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Overview
Stan works in drudgery at a slaughterhouse. His personal life is drab. Dissatisfaction and ennui keep him unresponsive to the needs of his adoring wife, and he must struggle against influences which would dishonor and endanger him and his family.
Director and cast
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97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It may fill you with despair or offer up relief, but you will not be unmoved.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Fresh
As timeless as the human condition.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh
Burnett's documentarian empathy, coupled with his easygoing skill as a dramatic essayist, result in a film that doesn't look, feel or breathe like any American work of its generation.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
[A] gem ...
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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