Lawless (2012)
Lawless is a book-based movie adapted from "The wettest county in the world" by Matt Bondurant. This Crime/Drama film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is August 29, 2012.
The Source Material
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Overview
The Bondurant Boys were a notorious gang of roughnecks and moonshiners who ran liquor through Franklin County, Virginia, during Prohibition and in the years after. Howard, the eldest brother, is an ox of a man besieged by the horrors he witnessed in the Great…
About The Movie
Description
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.
Details
- Title
- Lawless
- Original Title
- Lawless
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Western
- US Theatrical
- August 29, 2012 · Rated R