Ex-con, Joe Ransom, drinks heavily, outruns police and gambles away his money. He is the unlikeliest of role models to everyone except 15 year old Gary Jones, the oldest child of a homeless family run... full plot below
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Ex-con, Joe Ransom, drinks heavily, outruns police and gambles away his money. He is the unlikeliest of role models to everyone except 15 year old Gary Jones, the oldest child of a homeless family run by an drunk, worthless father. Joe takes Gary under his wing seeing much of himself in the kid. Together they try to find a path to redemption and the hope for a better life in the rugged, gritty world of small town Mississippi.
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Trivia & Production Notes
- Based on Larry Brown's novel of the same title.
- An ex-con who is the unlikeliest of role models meets a 15-year-old boy and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin.
Shooting Locations
- Wednesday, October 31 2012: Austin, Texas, United States
