
Small Town Murder Songs (2010)
Release Year: 2010
Nation: Canada
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Ed Gass-Donnelly
Writer: Ed Gass-Donnelly
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: 3 Legged Dog Films, Resolute Films and Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: desolation, frightened, mennonites, murderer, rape and murder
Story
In Small Town Murder Songs, an aging police officer named Walter, from a small Ontario Mennonite town, struggles to hide his violent past as he tries to maintain a reformed life. When a local murder disrupts the calm of his community, Walter's past starts to catch up with him. The crime stirs memories of his own troubled history, forcing him to confront his past actions and their consequences.
Summary
Small Town Murder Songs is a modern gothic thriller set in a desolate Ontario Mennonite town. The film explores themes of redemption and the struggle to escape one's violent past. Director Ed Gass-Donnelly uses the backdrop of a small, tight-knit community to create tension as secrets begin to unravel following a brutal rape and murder.