Teenagers, whiskey and disappearances Director Jay Craven, in my opinion, is the director of one author – Howard Frank Mosher, who had a rather bizarre, if not strange, view of the world.
Disappearances are no exception.
About the plot: 30-ies of the last century, in America "Prohibition". Because of the fire on the farm, the hero K. Christofferson is left with no choice how to smuggle whiskey. The smuggling team also includes the son of the protagonist, an Indian relative and an alcoholic friend. However, smuggling whiskey is not only they, and the solution to all problems with competitors is their destruction.
The movie is very strange. However, for all moments, he lacks something: as a Western – activity, as mysticism – in general, much is unclear where it comes from and where it disappears (especially the moment with the train), as a philosophical film about the growing up of a teenager – a lot of extraneous and semi-mystical.
The film is somewhat reminiscent of "Dead Man" 1995, but there, perhaps, a clearer and more coherent plot.
Or maybe I didn’t get into the philosophy of the film and I couldn’t figure out why things disappeared without explanation. .
5 out of 10