The World Made Straight

Jan 9, 2015

1h 59m

★ 5.5

For blood. For money. For a way out.

Overview

In a rural Appalachian community haunted by the legacy of a Civil War massacre, a rebellious young man struggles to escape the violence that would bind him to the past.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Myriad Pictures

Bifrost Pictures

Dreambridge Films

The World Made Straight Trailers

Cast

Shank

Haley Joel Osment

Dena

Minka Kelly

Leonard

Noah Wyle

Travis

Jeremy Irvine

Lori

Adelaide Clemens

Hubert

Marcus Hester

Mrs. Ponder

Sandra Ellis Lafferty

Carlton

Steve Earle

Grandfather

Stephen Gevedon

Store Manager

Tim Ware

Leonard's Grandmother

Diana Lenska

Mr. Anderson

Tom Gilroy

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