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A Violent Separation

"Nothing loves you like your own flesh and blood"

1983. In a quiet Midwestern town, a young deputy covers up a murder at the hands of his brother triggering a series of events that sends them and the victim's family towards a shattering climax.

Top Cast

  • Alycia Debnam-Carey

    Alycia Debnam-Carey

    Frances Campbell

  • Brenton Thwaites

    Brenton Thwaites

    Norman Young

  • Claire Holt

    Claire Holt

    Abbey Campbell

  • Ben Robson

    Ben Robson

    Ray Young

  • Ted Levine

    Ted Levine

    Ed Quinn

  • Francesca Eastwood

    Francesca Eastwood

    El Camino

  • Gerald McRaney

    Gerald McRaney

    Tom Campbell

  • Michael Malarkey

    Michael Malarkey

    Cinch Barton

  • Peter Michael Goetz

    Peter Michael Goetz

    Riley Jenkins

Overview

1983. In a quiet Midwestern town, a young deputy covers up a murder at the hands of his brother triggering a series of events that sends them and the victim's family towards a shattering climax.

Rating

7.0 / 10
102 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • Wuchak
    Wuchak
    8 Oct 3, 2025

    **_What’s in your heart is told in your eyes_** A noble young cop in rural southeast Texas (Brenton Thwaites) has to deal with his ‘black sheep’ brother (Ben Robson), including maybe covering for him when tragedy strikes. But will such a decision eventually destroy his life? Ted Levine is on hand as the snooping sheriff. This is a Southern Gothic drama with crime thriller bits, similar to “Undertow” from 15 years prior, except that it doesn’t focus on kids. Like the best dramas, it fleshes out the characters and keeps everything in the realm of plausibility, refusing overkill. Effectively done drama that smacks of real life is somehow more absorbing than a wild action scene every 10-15 minutes, especially when it’s done artistically, as it is here. Interestingly, three of the main actors hail from Australia: Thwaites (Norman), Alycia Debnam-Carey (Frances) and Claire Holt (Abbey), not that you would know any better. While all the female leads are notable, Francesca Eastwood is breathtaking in a small part as Ray’s lover. A critic argued that there’s a continuity error regarding the locations. No, the story takes place in the rural areas east of Houston near the border of Louisiana. Ray’s car has a Missouri license plate simply because that was his former address. He was known to drift, which is why the Sheriff doesn’t bat an eye when someone says he left town. It runs 1 hour, 47 minutes, and was shot in New Orleans & Houma, Louisiana (which is close enough to east Texas to work). GRADE: B+/A-

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