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Northfork is a 2003 film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and Mark Polish. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2003 and later received a limited release in the United States on July 11, 2003. The film stars James Woods, Nick Nolte, Darryl Hannah, and Peter Coyote.

Plot

The film is contains several interwoven stories all taking place in the town of Northfork, Montana circa 1955. The town is almost deserted because a new dam is going to be put in place which will make the town uninhabitable because it will be under water. However, there are still some people left in the town.

Walter O'Brian (Woods) and his son (Mark Polish) are on the evacuation team and it is there job to help evacuate a few of the last inhabitants of Northfork. Some of these inhabitants include a man who lives in an ark in hopes of outliving the flood (like the Biblical Noah). Another inhabitant is Father Harlan (Nick Nolte) who is caring for Irwin (Duel Farnes), a dying boy who fantasizes that he is "the unknown angel."

Reaction

The film received mixed reviews from critics upon its release. Most people generally agreed that the film is visually beautiful and philosophically interesting, however, the lack of a strong narrative bothered critics, including many critics who gave favorable reviews. Despite this, it won several awards at film festivals including:

the Best Director award at the Athens International Film Festival.
the Golden Fleece award at the Golden Trailer Awards.
the German Independence Award at the Oldenburg Film Festival.

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