Shotgun Stories Trailer

http://www.shotgunstories.com - Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.

Son Hayes never speaks of the scars on his back. The shotgun pellets left under his skin make for a sporadic pattern of blue-black dots. The men he works with take bets on how he got them. His brothers, Boy and Kid Hayes, don't discuss it. His past, just like these scars, is never far behind him.

This stands true for the memory of his father, a man that never bothered to give his children proper names. He left the three brothers, Son, Boy and Kid, when they were young. Their last impressions were of a violent drunk who never hesitated to put his own needs ahead of his family. The brothers were left to be raised by their mother, a hateful woman, who to this day blames her children for the life she's been left with and the man she could not keep.

Their father, having left the memory of his children as completely as he left their home, managed to move on and put his life back together. He sobered up, became a devout Christian, married a wonderful woman, and fathered four new sons. All of who received proper names. His life became a model that most would aspire to, a man successful in business, community and family. His only true failing being the sons he turned his back on.

At the beginning of the film, we find Son, Boy and Kid as grown men. The three brothers' lives progress and their futures play out, but their past inevitably comes to claim them. Following a dispute at their father's funeral, a feud begins to simmer between these sons and the new young men their father has raised. It is an anger that has always rested uncomfortably in the background of their lives. However now, it is a thing that will rise up to overtake them all. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.

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[saleri]

@Chokkan41 nope, would still love to have it

[Chokkan41]

@saleri Did you find it?

[BradMichaelElmore]

After spending years trying to make it as a screenwriter, I saw this movie on Netflix and it simultaneously blew my mind and motivated me to make my own movie. Its called THE WOLFMAN'S HAMMER and the trailer is on youtube if you search the title, we'll be making the festival rounds this year and hopefully we achieve some of the success that Jeff Nichols and his fantastic film did.

[saleri]

what's the track that starts at 1:22 called?

[Vendrell]

I love this movie. It's more of an emotional drama though than an action/drama. It's got some violence in it but as somebody else already said, the movie doesn't really focus much on the violence itself, more of the after affects on each side of the family.

[MyName42]

@MyName42 *not the violence itself.

[MyName42]

It's a very good movie, but don't expect it to be an action flick. It's quite slow, and focuses on little details of atmosphere and mood. "A buckshot blast of American revenge"=totally misleading. There is violence and people do die, but the movie cuts away from the violence to focus on the build-up and the aftermath but the violence itself. Still recommended.

[thebeach931]

@sabbry87 is a very good film ? 

[thebeach931]

its an thriller ? horror ? action ? what ???

[MOgrayback]

"hold me close" by Lucero is the song.

There's so much talent between Jeff and Ben.. I hope Jeff makes more movies and I wish more people knew how good and genuine Lucero's music is...both this movie and the band are the complete opposite of sterilized mainstream crap....its the real deal.