That Evening Sun

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FILM FESTIVAL (WINNER - AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD, BEST FEATURE FILM)

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FILM FESTIVAL WINNER - SPECIAL JURY AWARD, BEST ENSEMBLE CAST)

ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL (WINNER - JURIED AWARD, BEST FEATURE FILM)

SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL (WINNER - AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD, BEST FEATURE FILM)

NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL (WINNER - AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD, BEST FEATURE FILM)

LITTLE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL (WINNER - GOLDEN ROCK, BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE)

NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (WINNER - SPECIAL JURY PRIZE, NARRATIVE FEATURE)

Abner Meecham (Hal Holbrook), an aging Tennessee farmer discarded to a nursing facility by his lawyer son, flees the old folks home and catches a ride back to his country farm to live out his days in peace. Upon his return, he discovers that his son (Walton Goggins) has leased the farm to an old enemy and his family. Not one to suffer fools or go down easy, Abner moves into the old tenant shack on the property and declares that he will not leave until the farm is returned to his possession. But Lonzo Choat (Raymond McKinnon), the new tenant, has no intention to move out or give in to the demands of the old man.

This sets up a ruthless grudge match between Abner and Choat, each man right in his own eyes, each too stubborn to give an inch. Angered by the betrayal of his son and haunted by recurring dreams of his long-dead wife (Dixie Carter), Abner sets about his own path toward reclaiming his life. Lines are drawn, threats are made, and the simmering tension under the Southern sun erupts, inevitably, into savagery.

Based on the short story "I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down" by William Gay