Affliction 1997

Affliction is a 1997 American neo-noir crime drama directed and written by Paul Schrader. Based on the 1989 novel by Russell Banks, the film stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, and Willem Dafoe.

Plot

Rolfe Whitehouse begins the film, announcing the story of his brother Wade's "strange criminal behavior" and subsequent disappearance.

author	Paul Schrader
award	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
contentLocation	New Hampshire
director	Paul Schrader
editor	Jay Rabinowitz
events	alcoholism
genre	crime drama mystery thriller
keywords	act alcoholic father bloody nose board of selectmen buy car chase conspiracy detach drink end even frozen to death halloween halloween night hunting accident hunting guide hypothermia kill land developer murder nothing obsess real man run away selectman ski resort suffer
musicBy	Michael Brook
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
producer	Linda Reisman
productionCompany	Kingsgate Films Largo Entertainment Reisman Productions
publisher	Lions Gate Films Summit Entertainment
recordedAt	Quebec
theme	independent mystery thriller neo-noir