Disappearances
(2006)
adventure drama
directed
by : Jay Craven
featuring
: Kris Kristofferson - Lothaire Bluteau - Gary Farmer - William Sanderson
- Charlie McDermott
running
time : 1 hour 43 minutes
Longtime actor/songwriter Kris Kristofferson
stars as a whiskey-smuggling schemer desperate to preserve his endangered
cattle herd in director Jay Craven's adaptation of Howard Frank Mosher's
best-selling novel. The year is 1932; Prohibition is still in place, and
smuggling whiskey has long been a profitable tradition in the Bonhomme
family. When the coming winter threatens to decimate Quebec Bill Bonhomme's
(Kristofferson) cattle heard and render his family destitute, the desperate
dreamer and reluctant whiskey runner finally decides to carry on the family
tradition. With his 14-year-old son, Wild Bill (Charlie McDermott), in
tow, Quebec Bill sets out on a wild ride through Vermont's sprawling Northeast
Kingdom that will expose the age-old mysteries of the Bonhomme family to
the cold light of winter, and serve as an unforgettable rite of passage
for the young adolescent currently teetering on the cusp of manhood.