Lawless

The three Bondurant brothers run a bootlegging operation during the depression, up in the mountains of Franklin County, Virginia. Crooked Special Deputy Charles Rakes is after a share of the brothers’ profits. Compounding their troubles, the local competition is elbowing in on their activities. Forrest’s boisterous defiance and Cricket’s knack for moonshine production help the brothers gain a local monopoly. When Forrest is wounded as tension with Rakes escalates, Jack, initially the timid one, must prove his worth against gangster Floyd Banner’s mob, and we see him metamorphose into a cocky exhibitionist in his attempts to woo the off-limits preacher’s daughter, Bertha.
Rating Explanation: Strong bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity
Duration: 116 min
Directed By: John Hillcoat
Written By: Nick Cave and Matt Bondurant
Casting: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Guy Pearce
Distributed By: Annapurna Pictures, Benaroya Pictures, and Blum Hanson Allen Films
Production Year: 2012
Date of Release: 2012-09-20
Country: USA
Language: English