Manglehorn
You get one shot at life. Try not to miss.
Directed by David Gordon Green
Produced by Worldview Entertainment, Rough House Pictures
A melancholic character study of an aging ex-con haunted by decades-old regret, exploring the weight of past choices and the possibility of redemption in small-town isolation.
AJ Manglehorn is an aging, ordinary guy in a small town. He nurses his sick cat, squeezes out a conversation with the local bank teller every Friday, and eats at the same place every day. But there is more to Manglehorn than meets the eye: he’s an ex-con who, 40 years ago, gave up the woman of his dreams for a big ‘job’. After a dramatic effort to start over, Manglehorn faces a terrifying moment and is unmasked as a guy with a very, very dark past.
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