Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Dust and longing permeate this 1970s-set neo-western, a quietly devastating romance steeped in the fatalistic atmosphere of outlaw life. Following a violent shootout, Bob’s self-sacrificing imprisonment fractures his family, while Ruth attempts to rebuild a life shadowed by his absence. The film isn't about a prison break *to* someone, but a haunted return *from* somewhere—a journey less about reunion and more about the impossibility of reclaiming a past irrevocably altered by consequence and distance. Bob’s pursuit isn’t fueled by conventional heroism, but by a desperate, almost ritualistic need to understand the family he created while simultaneously acknowledging he may never truly belong within it. The narrative unfolds with a deliberate, almost observational pace, highlighting the quiet desperation and fractured connections that linger long after the gunsmoke clears, focusing on the brutal realities of a life lived on the margins and the enduring power of unspoken affection.
Imininingwane Yefilimu
- Umqondisi
- David Lowery
- Usuku Lokukhishwa
- 2013-07-03
- Ubude Besikhathi
- 96 imiz
- Isilinganiso
- 6.1 / 10 (467)
