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By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com
This film was screened at Fantastic Fest
Brutal Season, writer / director Gavin Fields homage to Death of a Salesman, feels like a stage play thats been filmed for the screen. More experimental than straightforward, this is a film thats filled with difficult themes. While it may not be easy to watch, this is a potent drama with solid writing.
Its a sweltering summer in Redhook, Brooklyn, and the Trout family is staring down the poverty line when the man of the house cant seem to find work. Hes desperately looking for anything he can get in order to provide income to his family, but its not making things any better for the others who share the apartment. Tensions are heightened when the...