http://www.darkhorizons.com

this one looks great, though. definitely seeing it.

maybe move it to like a little town in Mexico, that would be cheap...

the script is about a family in a small town, the father is out of the picture, and the mother is very religious, the son, Sean, is the main character. a man in their community who is known to be an abusive drunk towards his family goes too far and murders (accidentally) his wife, in front of his daughter. when he's given a comparably light sentence, and goes into alcohol treatment, it causes the boy's mother to comment on how it was not justice, and that the only justice would be for the man to be killed. eye for an eye, etc. the boy is confused and unguided, and he takes it upon himself to kill the man. he buys a gun from a friend and shoots the man outside his AA meeting.

after he does this, he flees the town and goes to live with a distant relative, all the while the town goes on functioning, with many people knowing or suspecting that Sean committed the crime, but no one really wanting to prosecute him, because many of them agree with his actions, and many jsut don't feel strongly enough about it to do anything.

eventually Sean comes hom, and he finds out that in the interim time (about a year), the daughter of the man he killed (who had gone to live with her grandmother, since deceased) had run away from her foster care and was missing. sean feels ravaged with guilt and decides he's going to go search for her, against his mother's wishes. he makes some inquiries about her whereabouts (on the way meeting a deputy who witnessed his crime, but has been helping his mother cover it up) and plans his trip.

on the night before he is to leave, the girl shows up at his house, with a gun, planning to kill Sean. she sees his bag packed, and his notes about her, and wakes him up to find out what his plans were. they end up talking, and eventually she calms down and decides not to kill him. they leave, and walk and talk (it's very early morning) and she forces him to go to the cemetary where her parents are buried, even though he doesn't want to, obviously.

the girl leaves, and Sean waits for a few minutes, then walks towards his house. on the way (it's now 7am or so) he walks by the police station, on the other side of the street. and he watches as the deputies are walking into the building, getting ready for the day. he steps off the curb and walks toward the station. and that's how it ends.

that's right, the Soprano's stole my ending...there's a subplot about Sean's little brother, much more with the mom, the deputy, the chief of police, sean's relatives that he stays with, etc. but anyway, that's the nickel tour...

Anyway, I'm looking forward to this one. I didn't used to like westerns, but they're growing on me. Good cast in this one, too.

The Dum Guy gets a speaking role as a mini-mart cashier, cos he asked about the script first...;o)