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A simple man. A difficult choice.

7.5

2h 15m

1996

“A simple man. A difficult choice.”

Synopsis

Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.

Director

Billy Bob Thornton

Trailer

Drama

arkansasrepair shopsoutherndeath threatreligious artfather figureintellectual disability

Cast & Crew

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

as Karl Childers

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

as Doyle Hargraves

J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

as Charles Bushman

John Ritter

John Ritter

as Vaughan Cunningham

Lucas Black

Lucas Black

as Frank Wheatley

Natalie Canerday

Natalie Canerday

as Linda Wheatley

James Hampton

James Hampton

as Jerry Woolridge

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

as Karl's Father

Rick Dial

Rick Dial

as Bill Cox

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