
Mean Dreams(2016)
When two youngsters meet and fall for each other, they must go on the run from the girl's corrupt father, who is also the sheriff of the town.


“Hear me now brother. I was washed in the same blood as you.”
The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.

Jamie Bell
Chris Munn

Josh Lucas
Deel Munn

Dermot Mulroney
John Munn

Devon Alan
Tim Munn

Kristen Stewart
Lila

Robert Longstreet
Bern

Terry Loughlin
Officer Clayton

Eddie Rouse
Wadsworth Pela

Patrice Johnson
Amica Pela
Charles 'Jester' Poston
Hard Hat Dandy
Undertow is a drama, thriller film released in 2004 exploring themes of river, runaway, uncle, dysfunctional family, grandparents, curse. Directed by David Gordon Green, it stars Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney. The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.
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