Plot

A short film set in the shadows of the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky. The film follows a father and son as their lives converge and diverge over the course of a single day. The script is an abridged version of a feature-length screenplay of the same title that was selected as a finalist in the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program. The project was shot over the course of a week in Kentucky's Letcher and Harlan Counties.

Coming Down the Mountain deals with life in contemporary Appalachia, a region that has been a subject of frequent documentaries, but has rarely been represented in fiction film. The film takes advantage of the unique setting to explore the emotions of a family that confronts isolation, lack of opportunity, and the harsh economic circumstances that are characteristic of the mountains. The film may also be the first fiction film to deal with the OxyContin epidemic, an outbreak of prescription drug abuse that has significantly influenced the lives of many Appalachians.

Cyan (www.cyanpictures.com) produced the film.

Related Links

• Cyan Pictures Web site
• IMDB page

Customer Comments

• Reviewer: none given on 20-Oct-2006

  an interesting but disturbing film about life in the
  appalachians. Eventhough this an abridge versin of the film, there should be a warning about the contents of the film in the nature of drug use and profanity.

• Reviewer: G - MAN on 19-Nov-2006

  good flick. my kind of movie even though it was short.

• Reviewer: anonymous on 03-Feb-2007

  ITS NECESSARY TO SEE THIS MOVIE.

• Reviewer: seyr on 13-Feb-2007

  nice..very nice!!!

• Reviewer: anonymous on 17-Feb-2007

  Rather boring film with inconclusive ending.

• Reviewer: fay on 05-May-2007

  its a very good and nice film to watch indeed.
  

• Reviewer: anonymous on 07-Jun-2007

  It is compulsory to see this movie!!!

• Reviewer: anonymous on 08-Jun-2007

  This is a great family movie i have 2 grandson's
  that live with me and anything that keeps then setting still
  for a little bit like this movie did get a great score. hope to
  see more free ones like itsoon. thank you from pulaski,va.
  

• Reviewer: anonymous on 21-Sep-2007

  This was rotten.

• Reviewer: anonymous on 30-Sep-2007

  If you liked Gummo you'll like this.

• Reviewer: anonymous on 16-Dec-2007

  Had a problem playing the movie, however this was my dvd player. My wife is a avid old movie buff and thoroughly enjoyed the film.The quality was excellent and for an old film this is saying something
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• Reviewer: anonymous on 26-Feb-2008

  very good

• Reviewer: anonymous on 30-Mar-2008

  it was a great movie

• Reviewer: anonymous on 11-Jun-2008

  not my my favorit movie

• Reviewer: anonymous on 10-Nov-2008

  This film could have been made better, meaning leave out the nasty language. Why people need to hear it is stupid, a lack of good up-bringing I guess!
  

Additional Information

• Country: United States
• Language: English
• Format: NTSC
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (standard TV)
• Color: Color
• Sound: 2 channel