Small Town Murder Songs
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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2010
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A modern, gothic tale of crime and redemption about an aging police officer from a small Ontario Mennonite town who hides a violent past until a local murder upsets the calm of his newly reformed life.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
75 min
Release date:
14 Sep 2010
Country:
CA
Languages:
German, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
6 wins & 5 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
"Small Town Murder Songs" moves so deliberately, with such confident authority, that every small event takes on cumulative significance...
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
7 Jul 2011
fresh:
Beneath a deceptive calm, it uncovers a core of fear and loathing as ominous as the backwoods world of "Winter's Bone."
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
30 Jun 2011
fresh:
The soundtrack ... goes miles toward making what would be an unmanageably dour experience into an acute emotional resonance; the songs are freed to say more than the characters onscreen.
– Alison Willmore,
AV Club,
30 Jun 2011
fresh:
A redemption parable that occasionally finds balladlike lyricism in its biblical solemnity and oddball Lynchian rhythms.
– David Fear,
Time Out New York,
29 Jun 2011
fresh:
Boldly succinct yet confident enough to take its time.
– Mark Holcomb,
Village Voice,
28 Jun 2011