Dark Blood

Dark Blood

2012 · 86 min · ★ 6.0 · Thriller

Filmed in 1993 but never completed due to River Phoenix's death, Dark Blood tells the story of Boy, a young widower living on a nuclear testing site in the desert. Boy is waiting for the end of the world and carves Katchina dolls that supposedly contain magical powers. Boy's solitude is interrupted when a Hollywood jet-set couple who are travelling across the desert become stranded after their car breaks down. The couple are rescued by Boy, who then holds them prisoner because of his desire for the woman and his ambition to create a better world with her.

Directed by George Sluizer · Written by Jim Barton

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River Phoenix Boy
Judy Davis Buffy Fletcher
Jonathan Pryce Harry Fletcher
Karen Black Motel Woman
T. Dan Hopkins Joe Tapesi
Lorne Miller Mechanic / Motel Woman's Son
Julius Drum Indian #1
John Trudell Indian #2
Rodney A. Grant Indian #3
George Aguilar Indian #4
Stephen Silberkraus The Fletcher's Son

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