A half-baked piece of Southern Gothic, Ido Mizrahy's debut film wears its influences a little too closely on its sleeve.
Things that Hang from Trees (2006)
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Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Things That Hang from Trees is a classic American tale set in the oldest city in America. A unique, southern-gothic story about an unusual eight-year-old boy fighting to extract some good out of a... Things That Hang from Trees is a classic American tale set in the oldest city in America. A unique, southern-gothic story about an unusual eight-year-old boy fighting to extract some good out of a life of instability. Things That Hang from Trees gives us Jesus on the intercom, a barely-breathing, naked mannequin for a mother, and a Live Oak that traps the local wayward trash, animal, vegetable, and mineral. The Live Oak provides a stage where boys bully boys, men work out their passions (for better and worse), the homeless linger, and the dead reside. --© Official Site [More]
Starring: Deborah Unger, Daniel Von Bargen, Ray McKinnon, Peter Gerety
Starring: Deborah Unger, Daniel Von Bargen, Ray McKinnon, Peter Gerety, Laila Robins, Cooper Musgrove, Jason Antoon, Yul Vazquez, Marco St. John, Marylouise Burke, Jayne Houdyshell, Gail Borges
Director: Ido Mizrahy
Director: Ido Mizrahy
Screenwriter: Aaron Louis Tordini
Reviews for Things that Hang from Trees
The causality here is somewhat thin -- any time one story really gets cooking, we're jettisoned to another -- but the ensemble cast does good work, and the location becomes a character unto itself.
Offers a slice of special education-tinged Southern Gothic minus the evocative eccentricity.
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