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), and a little-known actor namedMatthew McConaugheyappears in a small-but-significant role early in the film.
But what I know about is Texas.

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And down here, you’re on your own."
Right now, you like me!"
The Bruce Beresford-directed drama also picked up an Original Screenplay Oscar in addition to three other nominations.

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In West Canaan, Texas, there is another society, which has its own laws.
Football is a way of life."
The drama was awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1984.

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All right, all right, all right.
The filmmaker would return to the Texas landscape decades later, for his 2011 filmThe Tree of Life.

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Matt Lankes

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