Continuing the season of films dealing with racial tensions in America.
Starring Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, Ed Harris
Georgia 1949: the small town of Cotton Point is torn apart by the brutal shooting of a black woman and her daughter. An unrepentant racist, Paris Trout, is put on trial for the crime and, realising not everybody regards him as a hero, his behaviour becomes increasingly dangerous.
(1991)
Film Reviews pages 61-66