A troubled man, recently discharged from the Navy, goes to Corpus Christi, Texas, in search of the father he's never met.
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James Marsh
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Elvis
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Scoot
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Deck Officer
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Mr. Chopra
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Malerie
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Paul Sandow
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Twyla
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David
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Young Man with Flower
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A motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father, whom he's never met, the pastor at a Christian community church. Pastor Dave tells Elvis to stay away and, without telling his family that Elvis is his son from a pre-conversion liaison, tells them to have nothing to do with him. But Elvis has already connected with Malerie, the pastor's 16-year old daughter. Elvis embarks on the seduction of Malerie, while Dave examines his conscience and comes to a new conclusion. Can anyone get right with the Lord? Does the Lord hear? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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brother sister incest | female nudity | incest | pastor | seduction |Taglines:
The devil made me do it.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 May 2006 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
The King oder Das 11. Gebot See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£33,213 (UK) (19 May 2006)Gross:
$281,326 (USA) (18 August 2006)Company Credits
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(1967)
Written by Ben Peters and Vivian Keith
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Performed by Freddy Fender
Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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James Marsh did not know the real age of the actress Pell James, who was playing 17-year-old Malerie Sandow, was until the end of the shoot, when she gave him a Thank You card revealing her true age. Marsh said that it was better that he didn't know as it would have proved a distraction. See more »Goofs
The movie takes place in Corpus Christi, Texas, but the pool that Elvis and Malerie visit is Barton Springs Pool, located in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. See more »Soundtracks
Before the Next Teardrop Falls(1967)
Written by Ben Peters and Vivian Keith
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Performed by Freddy Fender
Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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This film has gained a bit of stick from advance audiences, and the writers faced some hostile questioning following the screening I attended at the London Film Festival. I am frankly bemused as to why. I feel that, at worst, this is a solid and compelling indie flick and, at best, it has some important and lasting points to make about American identity, the nature of sin and the power of faith. My personal opinion is that many of those who see it are offended by either the film's refusal to judge the evil of it's main protagonist (played ever-perfectly by Gael Garcia Bernal), the portrayal of Latino as killer, the perceived failure to criticise the tee-total, creationist excesses of the Bible Belt, or a combination of the above. After all, southern-style Christianity is about as popular as Nazism right now among the arty set. I would prefer to view the film as what it is - an open-ended tragedy refusing to answer its own questions for the audience. I have thought of it frequently in the days since.