Tenderness

Tenderness

The intimacy of the kill

R 2009 · 101 min · ★ 5.2 · Crime, Drama, Thriller

A hardened cop tries to unravel the past to discover whether a violent teenager was responsible for the murder of his family. A confused fifteen-year-old runaway becomes enthralled with the young man.

Directed by John Polson · Written by Emil Stern

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