Philip Harder shows a growing talent in directing and cinematography. We especially enjoyed Devon Bostick's compelling performance in this steamy southern pot boiler.
Tuscaloosa
2019
Action / Drama
Tuscaloosa
2019
Action / Drama
Plot summary
1972. Vietnam war protests and racial tension is sizzling in the late summer heat of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Billy Mitchell (Devon Bostick, Diary of a Wimpy Kid),a recent college graduate, spends the summer working on the lush grounds of an old world mental institution run by his psychiatrist father (Tate Donovan, Argo). Billy falls in love with Virginia (Natalia Dyer, Velvet Buzzsaw, Stranger Things),a patient who is possibly crazy, or perhaps she is the only sane person Billy has in his world. Billy's best friend Nigel (Marchant Davis) becomes involved with a radical civil rights terrorism movement against Tuscaloosa's power elite, which includes Billy's father. Billy is torn between Nigel, his father and his cronies, and Virginia who is planning her escape with or without Billy.
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Character Driven 1970s Drama
Racial madness
Set in the deep South and in the age of coloureds and whites, this one fails to hit the mark. Rambling take tar doesn't have much to say about the racial politics or about the romantic pairing of a damaged girl on a farm and the son of the owner of the hospital.
Visually and audibly pleasing
Beautifully shot and handsomely textured. Have to agree with a previous review that the score has notes of someone familiar with the music industry. Well done!