Director:
Joel and Ethan Coen
Cast:
Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem and Kelly Macdonald.
Synopsis:
Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen it's the duo's first film in nearly four years and is an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel. Llewlyn Moss (Brolin), a down on his luck Vietnam veteran, stumbles across a drug deal that has gone violently wrong. Discovering a suitcase full of cash Moss flees with the money unaware that merciless killer (Javier Bardem) is already on his trail. Several steps behind is Sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) who is concerned by the rising number of dead bodies.
Critics:
‘A scorching blast of tense genre filmmaking.’ Variety
‘A masterly tale of the good, the deranged and the doomed that inflects the raw violence of the west with a wry acknowledgement of the demise of codes of honour, this is frighteningly intelligent and imaginative.’ Time Out
‘Here’s the gist: It’s a near masterpiece.’ New York Magazine
Awards/Nominations:
No Country For Old Men was nominated for Best Picture at the Bafta’s, Golden Globes and Producers Guild of America.
But the film triumphed at the Critics Choice awards and was named film of the year by the National Board of America.
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
Other Best Picture nominations