Set in back woods and gritty bar rooms, "Chrystal" not only transports you into the deep South, but also plugs you in its pulse. Sixteen years after Joe (Billy Bob Thornton) plunged the family car off the road with his beautiful wife Chrystal and their young son inside, Joe returns from prison seeking what was lost on that night. The thing Joe needs the most is the hardest to ask for - his own redemption. But standing in his way are folks like Snake, a gnarly crank-snorting nemesis, who looks to settle an old score with a bloody fist fight. And Glady's, Chrystal's feisty mother who would like Joe to keep his distance. But sometimes it is impossible to walk away from your past. Lisa Blount is breathtaking as Chrystal, trapped in a body racked with pain from the crash, her eyes serving as windows to another time and place in the sultry Ozark Mountains. With vivid images and outstanding performances, McKinnon creates a world of painfully lyrical beauty set to an amazing soundtrack.

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