Genre: Drama
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard
Writers: Jon Raymond, Kelly Reichardt
Rating: M
Run Time: 112 min
Synopsis
When admirable aims lead to disastrous deeds, does
the intention or the aftermath win out? Writer/director Kelly
Reichardt probes this quandary in Night Moves, an eco-activist
parable brimming with the simmering tension of '70s psychological
dramas, including the Arthur Penn neo-noir that inspired its
title.
Fringe-dwelling farmhand Josh (Jesse Eisenberg), his
high school dropout girlfriend Dena (Dakota Fanning) and their
ex-marine mentor Harmon (Peter Sarsgaard) plan an attack on a
hydroelectric dam in Portland to protest the environmental
devastation in their midst, but they are sidelined by the
unforeseen consequences of their actions.