Nocturnal Animals
(2016)
★ 7.4 IMDb · 331,564 votes
Year: 2016
Runtime: 116 min
Country: United States of America, China, United Kingdom
Director: Том Форд
Cast: Эми Адамс, Джейк Джилленхол, Майкл Шеннон, Аарон Тейлор-Джонсон, Айла Фишер
Plot
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
A "story inside a story," in which the first part follows a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second element follows the actual manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which revolves around a man whose family vacation turns violent and deadly. It also continues to follow the story of Susan, who finds herself recalling her first marriage and confronting some dark truths about herself.