The Radiant One (2016)
A one-of-a-kind movie between this world and the next.
ジャンル : ドラマ, 謎, スリラー
上映時間 : 1時間 33分
演出 : Kristopher Dolphin
シノプシス
A troubled man turns himself in, believing he's harmed others but is at war with himself over the facts surrounding his quest for clarity and a brush with supernatural phenomena.
メキシコからアメリカに移住した、あるヒスパニック系一族の60年にも渡る歴史を描く。製作総指揮を『地獄の黙示録』のフランシス・フォード・コッポラ監督が担当。
舞台は19世紀末の英国ウェールズ。一家全員が炭坑で働く貧しい家に育った少年の眼を通して、不幸と貧困に苛まれながらも人生を生き抜く人々の力強さを描いた、感動のヒューマン・ストーリー。主演はウォルター・ピジョン、モーリン・オハラら。
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