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Montauk, AZ (2009)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Drama - Richard Clayton is a maintenance man at the local police station of the small town of Montauk, Arizona. He spends his days keeping the offices clean and the equipment running. He spends his nights drinking and killing the occasional prostitute. When a new officer arrives in town, Richard is instantly drawn to her. As his love for her grows, he tries desperately to change his ways, but his past has a way of catching up to him. - Chris Carson, Tina Coffee, Colette D'Antona
Style:
crime drama, bleak, tense, noir, suspense, art house, tragic
Plot:
loneliness, murder, isolation, small town, character study, serial killer, violence, obsessive love, desperation, male protagonist, moral ambiguity, alcoholism, criminal psychology, nightlife, police station, redemption, female police officer, slow burn, forbidden romance, cat and mouse, psychological drama, unreliable narrator
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