Cook county is a 20082009 american independent drama film written, directed, and produced by the houston based filmmaker david pomes. It shares with films like scott teems that evening sun. Standing in his way is his brother, who has turned the home into a. An absentee father returns home to a small town in east texas and discovers a.
View cook county 2011 photos, movie images, film stills and cast and crew photos on fandango. Anson mount is currently heading up the western drama hell on wheels, but a different amc series inevitably comes to mind when watching. Filming locations 31 filming dates 1 filming locations. The film stars anson mount, xander berkeley, and ryan donowho and deals with the effects of the addiction to the drug methamphetamine on a texas family. Standing in his way is his brother, who has turned the. Im truly amazed at how authentic, and real feeling this film was. Xander berkely, anson mount, and ryan donowho explode on the screen in this visceral tale about three generations of meth addicts living in the piney woods of east. Find all the latest cook county trailers and clips at. After a stint in prison, sonny returns to his home in east texas, determined to repair his relationship with his son.
Standing in his way is his brother, who has turned the home into a crumbling meth lab. It shares with films like scott teems that evening sun which opened this years little rock film festival, vince insalacos war eagle, arkansas. Anson mount, xander berkeley and ryan donowho star in writerdirector david pomes debut feature. Everything you need to know about cook county movie 2011. Lone star states section, focusing on texas filmmakers, at the 2008 sxsw film festival. Read the cook county movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Cook s country tv location rupert, vermont usa new york salem rupert, vermont. Cook county is a 20082009 american independent drama film written, directed, and produced by the houston based filmmaker. Cook county opens on a shot of white powder and its maker, bump anson mount, informing his fellow.
Survival by zip code, dennis deer cook county commissioner of the 2nd district, alma e. But cook county is not just another drug film loaded with depressing tropes who cannot and will not rise above their addictions. This coming of age tale sees a father returning home after prison to take care of his son. Xander berkeley, anson mount and ryan donowho explode on the screen in this visceral tale about three generations of meth addicts living in the piney woods of east texas. Cook county on dvd april 9, 2012 starring anson mount, xander berkeley, ryan donowho. Mount portrays bump as one of the more menacing, and yet pathetic, drug dealers ever to grace cinema. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. But when he gets there he finds that his brother has turned his former home into a. But its raw performances and dirtyrealist immersion in a harsh environment keep cook county. Anaya cook county commissioner of the 7th district, lanetta haynes turner cook county government chief of staff. The methamphetamine gothic horror cook county is another of those movies.
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