Eye of God (film)
Eye of God is a 1997 crime drama film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson and adapted from his stage play of the same name. It stars Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Nick Stahl, and Hal Holbrook. The film follows two plot lines which are revealed to be connected in a nonlinear narrative.
Eye of God
Tim Blake Nelson
Eye of God
by Tim Blake Nelson
Wendy Ettinger
Michael Nelson
Russell Lee Fine
Kate Sanford
Castle Hill Productions[1]
- January 1997 (Sundance)
- October 17, 1997 (United States)
84 minutes
United States
English
Nelson developed the script at the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriters and Directors Labs.[2] The film won the American Independent Award at the Seattle International Film Festival in 1997 and the Bronze Award at the 1997 Tokyo International Film Festival. Nelson was nominated for the Someone to Watch Award at the 1998 Independent Spirit Awards and the Grand Jury Prize at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. The movie was filmed in the areas of Skiatook, Perry, and Tulsa of Oklahoma in early 1996.
Plot[edit]
In a small Oklahoma town, the local sheriff stumbles upon the traumatized teenager Tommy covered in someone else's blood. After the sheriff prods the boy, he learns that a young woman has been raped and murdered.
In a parallel story, Ainsley, a waitress at a diner, takes in and marries ex-convict Jack. Jack, whom Ainsley has been in correspondence with during his incarceration, has converted to born-again Christianity. A series of events explains how Ainsley and Jack's story intersects with Tommy's.