# Sweet Virginia (2017)

> A diminished former rodeo star is drawn into a small-town crime spiral when an apparently sympathetic young man brings hidden violence into his orbit.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/277089

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Jamie M. Dagg
- Cast: Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots, Rosemarie DeWitt, Odessa Young, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Jonathan Tucker, Garry Chalk
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582498/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, bleak, late night viewing, rainy day

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