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Blue Ruin

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Directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Produced by Anish Savjani, Vincent Savino, and Richard Peete
Written by Jeremy Saulnier
With: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack, Eve Plumb, David W. Thompson, Brent Werzner, Stacy Rock, and Sidné Anderson
Cinematography: Jeremy Saulnier
Editing: Julia Bloch
Music: Brooke Blair and Will Blair
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: 09 July 2014
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
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Jeremy Saulnier's microbudget thriller is about a drifter who returns to his hometown to take bloody revenge for the deaths of his parents but isn't quite up to the task. Suspenseful, funny, and controlled. Keeps you guessing, but not because of silly plot twists.