Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Scott Haze | ... | ||
Tim Blake Nelson | ... |
Sheriff Fate
|
|
James Franco | ... | ||
Jim Parrack | ... |
Deputy Cotton
|
|
|
Steve Hunter | ... |
Auctioneer
|
Brian Lally | ... |
John Greer
|
|
Elena McGhee | ... |
Lady In White
|
|
Nina Ljeti | ... |
Victim #1
|
|
Nathan Mohebbi | ... |
Boyfriend of Victim #1
|
|
|
Jeremy Ambler | ... |
Boy With The Rifle
|
|
Ethan Cline | ... |
Aaron
|
|
Kristen Adams | ... |
Ms. Walker
|
Fallon Goodson | ... |
Girly
|
|
|
Trevor Pillinger | ... |
Boyfriend of Girly
|
|
Ciera Danielle | ... |
Salesgirl
(as Ciera Parrack)
|
Set in mountainous Sevier County, Tennessee, Child of God tells the story of Lester Ballard, a dispossessed, violent man whom the narrator describes as "a child of God much like yourself perhaps." Ballard's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few other ties, Ballard descends literally and figuratively to the level of a cave dweller as he falls deeper into crime and degradation. Written by Anonymous
well done, Mr. Franco. after watched this film, i have to say that you are indeed got something we called 'talent'. this film has put you in a totally different category and level. the original story created by the author of 'no country for old man' was such a weird one but in other word, a very very disturbing and sad one. we got a crazy, stone-cold bloody killer in 'no country for old man', now we got a half crazy, half idiotic lone-wolf-like loco hilly-billy roaming aimlessly day and night. we saw him gradually deteriorated, became crazier, became a more and more violent sociopath. he at first was not a rapist but was imprisoned as a rapist, that jail time had changed him into another unsalvageable rapist and a serial killer, an incurable social disease. Scott haze had successfully performed an Oscar level character, very convincing, very intense, very pitiful dejected person who step by step turned into a half human, half animal like tragic role. what made this novel and the adapted film unique is although the 'lester' guy did a lot of unthinkable crimes, we, the viewers, seemed not be able to hate him as we usually hate a vicious killer, murderer or a rapist. this character has gently affected us to sympathize him as a victimized victim. after watched this film, i have found that i could not judge or blame him as a bad person by all means, even he had caused lot of troubles and deaths, i seemed to still consider him as another kind of victim.
this is a great viewing experience.