Northfork
Director: Michael Polish
Genre: Fantasy, Period piece, Fairy tale, Americana, Drama
Year: 2003
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Robin Sachs, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah, James Woods, Nick Nolte, Michele Hicks, Marshall Bell, Ben Foster, Jon Gries, Anthony Edwards, Kyle MacLachlan, Mark Polish, Graham Beckel, Claire Forlani, Duel Farnes, Josh Barker
Northfork is a 2003 film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and Mark Polish. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2003 and later received a limited release in the United States on July 11, 2003. The film stars James Woods, Nick Nolte, Daryl Hannah, Anthony Edwards and Peter Coyote. This is the brothers' third film collaboration, after Twin Falls Idaho (1999) and Jackpot (2001).
The film's narrative consists of several interwoven subplots taking place in the town of Northfork, Montana circa 1955. A new dam is being built which will flood the valley of Northfork, and the town is in the midst of an evacuation. The narratives focus on several individuals who, for one reason or another, have yet to evacuate. Walter O'Brian (Woods) and his son (Mark Polish) are on the evacuation team, helping to evacuate the last few inhabitants of Northfork. Father Harlan (Nick Nolte) is one such individual, who has stayed behind to care for Irwin (Duel Farnes), a dying orphan too weak to leave town. While the O'Brians and their co-workers encounter an array of unusual characters, Irwin discovers that he is the "unknown angel" and finds himself a family in his
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