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The World Made Straight
In a rural Appalachian community haunted by the legacy of a Civil War massacre, a rebellious young man struggles to escape the violence that would bind him to the past
22 January 1975, North Yorkshire, England, UK
15 January 1958, Wise, Virginia, USA
30 November 1989, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
26 October 1993, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
30 March 1966, New York City, New York, USA
12 February 1936, Blairsville, Georgia, USA
12 April 1965, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
4 June 1971, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 January 1955, Fort Monroe, Virginia, USA
January 12, 2015
Mature coming-of-age adaptation has violence, drugs.
January 09, 2015
For all the good intentions and native hands behind the camera, The World Set Straight never seems particularly credible or convincing as a fresh look at regional history.
January 09, 2015
There's an authenticity to the characters and the atmosphere in this deliberately paced drama.
June 06, 2016
The Civil War was about the South not wanting to give up its slaves. Now it won't give up its drugs. 'Rednecks and drugs: one of the worst hookups of the '60s.'
January 11, 2015
Yes, this is one of those low-budget gems you're always hearing about. Sub-par production values, certainly. But an intriguing story with excellent acting.
January 08, 2015
The performances are strong... and Earle is particularly memorable. The film glows with a dark energy when he's on screen. But it's too long, has a musical soundtrack that's often intrusive, and sometimes sags when it should be taut with tension
July 23, 2015
The film's story is a simple one, which makes its two-hour running time absolutely confounding.
January 13, 2015
The film illustrates how the most powerful and welcome stabilizing forces in human life - history, family, geography - can turn so easily into deadly traps.
January 08, 2015
Jeremy Irvine is the sympathetic focus, but it's Noah Wyle who holds the movie together, as a former teacher who lost his job through a malicious student's prank.
January 07, 2015
Fine performances compensate for the overwrought elements of this rural-set drama.
January 08, 2015
An overcooked adaptation of a novel by Ron Rash.
January 08, 2015
A strong sense of place emerges, if not a consuming narrative, as the filmmaker strains to connect a 1970s coming-of-age story to historical records and bigger thematic arcs - namely, bloodlines and bloodshed in a rural community.
