The Indian Runner

(1991)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 161 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1991

Runtime: 127 мин

Country: Japan, United States of America

Director: Шон Пенн

Cast: Дэвид Морс, Вигго Мортенсен, Валерия Голино, Патриша Аркетт, Чарльз Бронсон, Sandy Dennis, Деннис Хоппер, Jordan Rhodes, Enzo Rossi, Harry Crews

Plot

Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him.

An intensely sad film about two brothers who cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him. Frank understands the atrocities of life as a big picture; Joe does not. Joe is content to enjoy smaller pleasures: children, family, routine. Joe mistakenly believes he can straighten his little brother out and convince him that life is good. Frank is a cursed man. He is cut between his love for his brother and his repulsion at self-indulgent contentment. The result is a painful story of heartbreak, heartache, disappointment, despair, and the tragic side of love.