The World Made Straight

The World Made Straight (2015)

January 9th, 20151h 59min

Drama
56%

Overview

In a rural Appalachian community haunted by the legacy of a Civil War massacre, a rebellious young man struggles to escape the violence that would bind him to the past.


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