Galveston (2018)
Release Year: 2018
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: Galvestonas, Галвестон
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Writer: Nic Pizzolatto
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Keywords
Keywords: based on novel or book, escape, hitman, hurricane, motel, affectation, attempt to escape, cynical, laundry, road movie, angry, aggressive, frantic, candid, roadtrip, anxious, dreary, clinical, absurd, critical, admiring, adoring, ambiguous, ambivalent, amused, appreciative, arrogant, assertive, complicated, earnest, empathetic, enchant, enraged, exuberant, familiar, frustrated
Story
After a violent encounter, Roy finds Rocky and sees something in her eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees to Galveston, an action as ill-advised as it is inescapable.
Summary
After a brutal ambush orchestrated by his crime lord boss, Roy Cady escapes New Orleans with incriminating records and an unlikely companion—Rocky, a teenage hooker with defiant eyes that stir something within him. As he flees to Galveston, seeking refuge and revenge, their ill-advised alliance becomes inescapable when Roy agrees to take Rocky's younger sister Tiffany along too. This noirish crime thriller follows the trio as they navigate a dangerous game of redemption, hiding out in Galveston while Roy plots his return to power and revenge against those who betrayed him.
