Lone Star

One of the greatest films of the 90s, Lone Star is as powerful and relevant today as it was when it was made nearly 30 years ago. The film is set in both past and present, with the wonderful Chris Cooper as Sam Deeds, the local sheriff in Rio County near the Mexican border. When a skeleton turns up, he is forced to investigate and confront a past in which his father Buddy (Matthew McConoughey) was involved, along with a corrupt and violent law enforcement officer, Charlie Wade (Kris Kristofferson). Writer/director John Sayles is one of the great independent auteurs of our time, and this may well be his finest piece of work.

SYNOPSIS:
John Sayles' murder-mystery explores interpersonal and interracial tensions in Rio County, Texas. Sam Deeds is the local sheriff who is called to investigate a 40-year-old skeleton found in the desert....As Sam delves deeper into the town's dark secrets, he begins to learn more about his father, the legendary former sheriff Buddy Deeds, who replaced the corrupt Charlie Wade. While Sam puzzles out the long-ago events surrounding the mystery corpse, he also longs to rekindle a romance with his old high-school flame. Sayles' complex characters are brought together as the tightly-woven plot finally draws to its dramatic close.

Presented as part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour, a Watershed project in collaboration with Park Circus and StudioCanal. With support from BFI awarding funds from The National Lottery.
 

Details
Run time: 2h 15 mins
Certificate: 15
Director: John Sayles
Writer: John Sayles
Cast: Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña, Stephen Mendillo

Country: USA
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Western
Language: English, Spanish