Lawless (2012)
Release Date
2012-08-29
Rating
7
Duration
115 min
Countries
Keywords
corruption based on novel or book prohibition era brother gangster great depression appalachia bootlegging shootout brutality church moonshine virginia 1930s lawman brothers violence
Qualities
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.
