GSI Cine-club: Fargo (1996)

A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.

Thursday, May 29th 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Theory Seminar room, SB3 3.170a

Jerry works in his father-in-law's car dealership and has gotten himself in financial problems. He tries various schemes to come up with money needed for a reason that is never really explained. It has to be assumed that his huge embezzlement of money from the dealership is about to be discovered by father-in-law. When all else falls through, plans he set in motion earlier for two men to kidnap his wife for ransom to be paid by her wealthy father (who doesn't seem to have the time of day for son-in-law). From the moment of the kidnapping, things go wrong and what was supposed to be a non-violent affair turns bloody with more blood added by the minute. Jerry is upset at the blood shed, which turns loose a pregnant sheriff from MN who is tenacious in attempting to solve the three murders in her jurisdiction.

Directed by Joel Coen
Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Language: English
Subtitles: English

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