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Deep in the countryside, near a dilapidated mobile home, a small boy is playing while a man is beating his mother. Yet, because this is the only family he has, the boy tries to make the man stay by offering him the only present he can give.
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Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.

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