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Dark Blood (2013)
Filmed in 1993 but never completed due to River Phoenix's death, Dark Blood tells the story of Boy, a young widower living on a nuclear testing site in the desert. Boy is waiting for the end of the world and carves Katchina dolls that supposedly contain magical powers. Boy's solitude is interrupted when a Hollywood jet-set couple who are travelling across the desert become stranded after their car breaks down. The couple are rescued by Boy, who then holds them prisoner because of his desire for the woman and his ambition to create a better world with her.
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Filmed in 1993 but never completed due to River Phoenix's death, Dark Blood tells the story of Boy, a young widower living on a nuclear testing site in the desert. Boy is waiting for the end of the world and carves Katchina dolls that supposedly contain magical powers. Boy's solitude is interrupted when a Hollywood jet-set couple who are travelling across the desert become stranded after their car breaks down. The couple are rescued by Boy, who then holds them prisoner because of his desire for the woman and his ambition to create a better world with her.
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Genre:Thriller
Written By:Jim Barton
In Theaters:3/6/2013
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Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:Scala Productions, Fine Line Features
Cast
George Sluizer
Director
River Phoenix
Boy
Judy Davis
Buffy Fletcher
Jonathan Pryce
Harry Fletcher
Karen Black
Motel Woman
T. Dan Hopkins
Joe Tapesi
Lorne Miller
Mechanic / Motel Woman's Son
Julius Drum
Indian #1
John Trudell
Indian #2
Rodney A. Grant
Indian #3
George Aguilar
Indian #4
Stephen Silberkraus
The Fletcher's Son
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