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The Paperboy

2012, Movie, 1h 47min

Lee Daniels’s follow-up to his breakthrough feature PRECIOUS is a deliciously pulpy, swamp-steamy slice of Southern gothic delirium featuring an all-star cast led by Matthew McConaughey, playing a reporter who returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death-row inmate (John Cusack) and stumbles into a hotbed of lust, crime, and racial tension. Costarring Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, David Oyelowo, and Macy Gray, this fascinatingly perverse hothouse noir has continued to divide audiences ever since its notorious Cannes premiere.

Country: United States

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Reviews

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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This is an undrained swamp of fear, black comedy and desire: nasty, sexy, funny...

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Angie Errigo

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A superb Kidman takes off the handbrake, and most everything else, in Daniels' southern-fried follow-up to Precious.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Alexander Kardelo

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Allt skapar känslan av att sjunka ner i en snaskig och snuskig pulp fiction-novell som legat sönderbläddrad och bortglömd framme i solen.

Read full review at Moviezine

Frequently asked questions

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The Paperboy is a thrilling drama that follows investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman as they investigate the case of Hillary Van Wetter, a man convicted of murdering a corrupt local sheriff in 1965. Ward and Yardley believe that Van Wetter was framed and enlist the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and Charlotte Bless, a mysterious woman who has fallen in love with Van Wetter through their correspondence. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover secrets and lies that lead them down a dangerous path filled with twists and turns. The film features an all-star cast, including Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron, and is based on the bestselling novel by Peter Dexter.

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