A workaholic father becomes sole parent to his two young sons, and finds it hard to relate to them, consumed as he is with his own grief.
Acting
Gene Hackman weaponizes restraint; Henry Thomas matches him beat for beat.
Cinematography
Tunisia's heat becomes a character—suffocating, beautiful, indifferent.
Direction
Schatzberg lets silences scar; no score manipulation needed.
Director
Jerry Schatzberg
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