Two tragedies unfold in Oklahoma town. One follows Ainsley DuPree as she meets and marries her prison pen pal Jack. The other tracks a sheriff's investigation of a bloodied, mute teenager fo... Read allTwo tragedies unfold in Oklahoma town. One follows Ainsley DuPree as she meets and marries her prison pen pal Jack. The other tracks a sheriff's investigation of a bloodied, mute teenager found wandering in shock late at night.Two tragedies unfold in Oklahoma town. One follows Ainsley DuPree as she meets and marries her prison pen pal Jack. The other tracks a sheriff's investigation of a bloodied, mute teenager found wandering in shock late at night.
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A small-town girl, played by Martha Plimpton, marries an ex-convict (who has to wear an ankle detector as a condition of his parole) immediately after he is released from prison. What evolves during the course of this movie forces viewers to consider faith versus the harsh reality of dealing who some people truly are at heart.
One of the most moving things about this film was the idea that deep tragedy can strike at the most seemingly mundane of moments. Coupled with this is the concept that one can never really know what is in another's heart or mind. Because of the narrative form, one knows tragedy will strike, but the director purposefully seems to suggest that tragedy could enter into any setting, at any moment, with no warning. The bookend examination of the story of Abraham and Isaac is ultimately successful because Isaac (like the characters and viewer) was asked to have faith without any proof that seemingly negative events may have a positive reason. The director doesn't offer any pat answers to this dilemma, but he does show that tragedy can overwhelm a person.
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Ainsley DuPree: Children. That's all we are, Lord, if you're out there at all. Your children, boys and girls. Forgive us.
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