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Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande. (R, 122 min.)
7:00 PM
Drury University - Professor of Philosophy, Christopher Panza, Ph.D., will lead a discussion following the screening.
While out hunting, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds the grisly aftermath of a drug deal. Though he knows better, he cannot resist the cash left behind and takes it with him. The hunter becomes the hunted when a merciless killer named Chigurh (Javier Bardem) picks up his trail. Also looking for Moss is Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), an aging lawman who reflects on a changing world and a dark secret of his own, as he tries to find and protect Moss. [Park Circus]
Starring: Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones
Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime, Western
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