Cottonwood (2013)

Two families are thrown together by tragedy and the binds of racial injustice.

Director:

Stacy Dean Campbell

Writers:

Decker, Joseph T. Spence

Stars:

Anthony Michael Hall, Ethan Suplee, Louis Gossett Jr.

Cast

Credited cast:
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Virgil
Ethan Suplee	...	Boots Conley
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	PV
Alison Eastwood	...	Darlene
Stephen Boss	...	Jerome
Willie Nelson	...	(rumored)
Codie Rimmer	...	Shirley
Waylon Payne	...	Guppy
Joe Perry	...	Joe Walker
Rick Gifford	...	Walter Gene Whitlock
John-Paul Howard	...	Arliss
John Eslinger	...	Lou
Colby Sheppard	...	Elgie

Storyline

County Sheriff Rube Whitlock is faced with raising his two young sons after the death of his young daughter which leaves his wife mentally incapacitated with grief and unable to care for them. Overwhelmed with the responsibility, Rube hires Esther, a local black woman whose husband, PV has just purchased his second mule in an attempt to establish himself and his farm as competitive cotton growers. Word of PV's ambition quickly spreads through the town igniting the community's rage, creating dissonance and contempt within the usually quiet community. Tensions rise as Orville "Guppy" Walters, a local troublemaker, instigates a campaign that begins to threaten the safety of PV. These rumblings put Rube's loyalties and the stability of his position as sheriff under scrutiny and it begins to compromise his livelihood. As the condition of Rube's wife deteriorates, Esther's natural maternal presence begins to fill voids in the Whitlock house, which further fans the racial fires in the town. ...

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Plot Keywords:

racial injustice | west texas | year 1937 | one word title

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark Campbell Productions, NYCe Pictures, Manhattan Films, Television Media Co.,

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The novel "Cottonwood" was based on a true story.