Back Roads Movie 2018
Hala Finley as Jody Altmyer
BACK ROADS
BACK
ROADS
BASED ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL
AND OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK OF MONTH BY TAWNI O’DELL
Harley Altmeyer (Alex Pettyfer) has to care for his three sisters after his mother (Juliette Lewis) is placed in jail for killing his abusive father. Living in the coal town of Laurel Falls in the backwoods of Western Pennsylvania, Harley lusts after a mother of two, Callie Mercer (Jennifer Morrison) who lives down the road. Harley's life is further complicated when he becomes the lead suspect in a local murder mystery. Based on the novel Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell, a New York Times Bestseller and an Oprah Book Club Selection.
- Written by Anonymous
Hala was the most surprising part of this entire experience.
Not that I didn’t think she’d do a fantastic job but she blew my expectations out of the water. Jody was exactly the same as in the book but even more adorable and endlessly endearing, if that’s even possible. She provided some of the most heart-warming pieces of dialogue and some much needed lightheartedness to the entire narrative, balancing out the heaviness of the central plot in such a necessary and flawless way. Amber might have been my favorite character in the novel, but Jody stole the show as well as the audience’s heart, including mine.
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Back Roads Movie Premier
Tribeca Film Festival - New York 2018
Hala recently attended the premiere of Back Roads movie in Manhattan at the Tribeca Film Festival wearing an amazing dress designed by Junona
Tribeca Film Festival
“Back Roads,” however, is not a vanity project. It has a much deeper theme at its core: it's about physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, and how Harley and his siblings process their traumas.
- Gary M Kramer
Back Roads (2018) Directed by Alex Pettyfer. Written by Tawni O’Dell and Adrian Lyne. Starring Alex Pettyfer, Jennifer Morrison, Nicola Peltz, June Carryl, Robert Patrick, Juliette Lewis, Chiara Aurelia and Hala Finley. Back Roads premiered at Tribeca Film Festival as a Spotlight Narrative.
- Chuck Foster -See full review
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Narrative
After his mother (a gritty Juliette Lewis) goes to jail for shooting and killing his abusive father, Harley Altmyer (Alex Pettyfer) is left to care for his three younger sisters in a rural Pennsylvania town. The uneducated Harley works two dead-end jobs to preserve what’s left of his family, including the rebellious, sexual 16-year-old Amber (Nicola Peltz). Angered and traumatized by his painful past, Harley finally begins to feel hope when he connects with an older, married woman (Jennifer Morrison), and they embark on an affair. When shocking family secrets emerge, Harley’s life begins to spiral downward, leading to a devastating conclusion that impacts the entire community.
In his directorial debut, Pettyfer deals masterfully with a layered screenplay by Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal) and Tawni O'Dell and elicits moving performances from the entire cast. Pettyfer proves as capable in front of the camera as he is behind it, playing a sensitive, brooding young man who must confront the lingering effects of abuse and hardship. Back Roads explores pain, trauma, hopelessness, and the complex nature of love itself.
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