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Affliction (1998)

★ 6.3 · 323 ratings on TMDB

Like father like son...?

Affliction poster★ 6.3

A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.

DirectorPaul Schrader
CastBrigid Tierney, Holmes Osborne, James Coburn, Jim True-Frost, Marian Seldes, Mary Beth Hurt
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The emergence reading

Affliction keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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