White Lightnin' (2009)

White Lightnin’: Directed by Dominic Murphy. With Muse Watson, Carrie Fisher, Wallace Merck, Stephanie Astalos-Jones. Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abides living legend Jesco White, “the dancing outlaw”. As a boy Jesco was in and out of reform school and the insane asylum. To keep him out of trouble, his daddy D-Ray taught him the art of mountain dancing, a frenzied version of tap dancing to wild country banjo music. After his father’s death, crazy Jesco dons his father’s tap shoes and takes his show on the road.

“This is my 2009. favorite without any reconsideration. Dominic Murphyu0026#39;s debut is extremely powerful and complex work of Art. I got lucky to see it twice, at Berlinale and European Film Festival Palic, and both times i needed an hour to get sober after watching it. Storyline leads you trough the life of Jesco White, Appalachian step dancer, from the early childhood till the u0026quot;imaginaryu0026quot; ritual death. Brilliant music and breathtaking performance of young Eduard Hogg makes this film unique experience. Usually i donu0026#39;t like watching violence on film and if someone tells you this is a slasher movie donu0026#39;t take him seriously. This is a story of Sins and Redemption. Evil and Divinity. Watch it!”