Plot
In the mid-1990s, two inmates bury the burned bodies of two lifers at Mississippi's infamous Parchman Farm; a third old-timer relates their story. They'd served 65 years for a murder they didn't commit, framed by a local sheriff while buying moonshine whiskey for a Manhattan club owner to whom they owed money. In flashbacks we see this odd couple thrown together (Ray is a fast-talking con man, and Claude is a serious man about to start work as a bank teller), the loss of Ray's watch (sterling silver, from his daddy), the murder and trial, the hardships of Parchman, and the love-hate relationship of Claude and Ray as they spend 65 years bickering and looking for a way to escape.
Written by
Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone
Directed by
Ted Demme
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Languages
English
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 6 nominations total