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A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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A History of Violence posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

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MOVIE2005 1h 36m USA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Tom Stall

Maria Bello

Maria Bello

Edie Stall

Ashton Holmes

Jack Stall

William Hurt

William Hurt

Richie Cusack

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Carl Fogerty

Stephen McHattie

Leland

Greg Bryk

Greg Bryk

Billy

Kyle Schmid

Kyle Schmid

Bobby