The Sunset Limited (film)
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by Cormac McCarthy
| The Sunset Limited | |
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 Television release poster | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | The Sunset Limited by Cormac McCarthy |
| Screenplay by | Cormac McCarthy |
| Directed by | Tommy Lee Jones |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Tommy Lee Jones |
| Producer | Barbara A. Hall |
| Cinematography | Paul Elliott |
| Editor | Roberto Silvi |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Production company | HBO Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | February 12, 2011 |
The Sunset Limited is a 2011 American drama television film directed by Tommy Lee Jones, who also stars with Samuel L. Jackson. It was the duo's second collaboration, after the 2000 film Rules of Engagement. The screenplay was written by Cormac McCarthy, based on his 2006 play of the same name.
The film is about the relationship between a Christian African American who has a positive view of life and a nihilistic Caucasian American with a very negative view.
The film aired on HBO on February 12, 2011, and received generally favorable reviews.
Black and White converse about White's attempted suicide. White feels as though everything ends up in death, and that his life is minuscule in the throes of time.
From White's point of view, no matter how great someone or something is, all that is created eventually fades away. This is the opposite of what Black believes. He believes that there is a God and that we all must go through the troubles of life to get to paradise (Heaven). By his own account, his story is that of a man who has committed murder and was far away from God, but has now changed.
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Black
- Tommy Lee Jones as White