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Lawless is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by John Hillcoat. The screenplay, by Australian singer-screenwriter Nick Cave, is based on Matt Bondurant's historical novel The Wettest County in the World (2008). The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, and Guy Pearce.
Aug 29, 2012 · Lawless: Directed by John Hillcoat. With Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce. Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman (Guy Pearce) from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants...
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Summaries. Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits. In 1931, in Franklin County, Virginia, Forrest Bondurant is a legend as immortal after surviving the war.
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Lawless. Based on the true story of the Bondurant brothers who ran a lucrative bootlegging operation in Virginia. A violent war erupts when a corrupt lawman tries to shut them down. 16,932 IMDb 7.2 1 h 55 min 2012. X-Ray R.
Aug 29, 2012 · In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout.
Aug 29, 2012 · "Lawless" is a well-made film about ignorant and violent people. Like the recent "Killer Joe," I can only admire this film's craftsmanship and acting, and regret its failure to rise above them. Its characters live by a barbaric code that countenances murder.
Directed by Australian filmmaker John Hillcoat (The Proposition, The Road) and co-written by Hillcoat and Nick Cave (The Proposition), Lawless is based on the real life Bondurant family, and also...
This true-to-life action saga profiles Virginia's bootlegging Bondurant brothers, whose exploits during the Prohibition era made them outlaw heroes. Watch trailers & learn more.