Synopsis
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.
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Cast
- Nick NolteWade Whitehouse
- Sissy SpacekMargie Fogg
- James CoburnGlen Whitehouse
- Willem DafoeRolfe Whitehouse
- Mary Beth HurtLillian
- Jim True-FrostJack Hewitt
- Marian SeldesAlma Pittman
- Holmes OsborneGordon LaRiviere
- Brigid TierneyJill
- Sean McCannEvan Twombley
Recommandations
- 100
Austin Chronicle
In this magnificent, profoundly tragic film, Nolte and Coburn each turn in career-best performances as a father and son who embody the ancient, seemingly ineradicable male pathology of violence, retribution, and the slow death of the soul. - 90
Film.com
Affliction could be their (Nolte, Coburn) finest couple of hours on film; they do seem to be father and son, rather than actors playing these roles. - 90
Film.com
Ranks with the year's scant handful of must-see movies, for the scant handful of moviegoers who revere powerful stories, disturbing, unforgettable characters, plots with the serious sweep of literature, and kickass acting above all else. - 88
ReelViews
Affliction is for anyone willing to take the journey into the heart and soul of a troubled man on the edge. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Nolte, reinforced by the bleak discretion of Schrader's direction and a wonderful supporting cast, makes the most of the opportunity. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Nolte gives one of his most fully realized performances, Coburn makes an amazingly powerful comeback, and Schrader's filmmaking has never been more expressive or assured. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Schrader seems to understand these characters implicitly, and the result is probably the best film he has directed. - 70
The New Republic
Nolte and Coburn are so powerful that they distort what, we are told, is the story's theme. [Feb. 1, 1999]
