A simple man, hospitalized since his childhood when he murdered his mother and her teenage lover, is released to start a new life in the small town where he was born. Written by, directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton. The film was adapted from his short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade and from his own one-man show Swine Before Pearls. Also starring Dwight Yoakam, John Ritter, Lucas Black and Natalie Canerday.
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