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| Directed by | John Hillcoat |
| Written by | Nick Cave |
| Based on | The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant |
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| Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme |
| Edited by | Dylan Tichenor |
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| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million[1] |
| Box office | $54.4 million[1] |
Lawless is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by John Hillcoat. The screenplay, by Australian singer-screenwriter Nick Cave, is based on Matt Bondurant's historical novel The Wettest County in the World (2008). The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, and Guy Pearce.
The film is about the violent conflict between three bootlegging brothers: Forrest (Hardy), Howard (Clarke), and Jack Bondurant (LaBeouf) — and the ruthless lawman Charley Rakes (Pearce), who tries to shut down the brothers' Prohibition-era moonshine business after Forrest refuses to pay him off. The film was in development for about three years before being produced. It screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and was theatrically released on August 29, 2012.
- ^ a b "Lawless (2012)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 28, 2012.