Ethan Hawke: 'Kind, Good People' Overcome 'The Weight' of Greed
Ethan Hawke plays a work camp prisoner who joins a dangerous gold-smuggling job to win freedom and reunite with his daughter.
- Ethan Hawke stars in 'The Weight,' a Depression-era gold heist thriller hitting theaters Friday. Directed by Padraic McKinley, the film follows a prisoner forced to smuggle gold bars to secure his freedom and reunite with his young daughter.
- Samuel Murphy, played by Hawke, is a prisoner at a work camp who accepts a dangerous, off-the-books job to earn his release. Warden Clancy, portrayed by Russell Crowe, promises to sign papers reuniting Murphy with his daughter, Penny, if he succeeds.
- Utilizing the terrain of Bavaria, Germany, to represent the Oregon wilderness, Director McKinley focused on capturing an authentic aesthetic. Cinematographer Matteo Cocco faced significant physical risks, often working in more dangerous environments than the actors during production.
- Julia Jones, who portrays Anna, highlighted that the narrative focuses on collaboration rather than individual effort. Hawke added that the characters' shared struggle against nature makes performances feel grounded and real.
- Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, the independent film is described as a solid, hearty 'dad movie' in the style of Clint Eastwood. Hawke praised the opportunity to make this drama, noting that Hollywood currently shows little interest in such projects.
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Movie Review: Ethan Hawke leads a tense, Depression-era thriller in ‘The Weight’
In April 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order banning the hoarding of gold and requiring Americans to deliver excess quantities to a Federal Reserve Bank by that May. The policy isn't the subject of much discussion in the tense and earthy thriller “The Weight,” but it does set the stage for a heist, in which a group of work camp prisoners are assembled for a dangerous, off-the-books gold smuggling job, with Ethan Hawke…
Movie Review: Ethan Hawke leads a tense, Depression-era thriller in ‘The Weight’ - Inside Politics
In April 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order banning the hoarding of gold and requiring Americans to deliver excess quantities to a Federal Reserve Bank by that May. The policy isn’t the subject of much discussion in the tense and earthy thriller “The Weight,” but it does set the stage for a heist, in which a group of work camp prisoners are assembled for a dangerous, off-the-books gold smuggling job, with Ethan Hawke…
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