The World Made Straight

In a rural Appalachian community haunted by the legacy of a Civil War massacre, a rebellious young man struggles to escape the violence that would bind him to the past.

Cast

Haley Joel Osment

as Shank

Minka Kelly

as Dena

Noah Wyle

as Leonard

Jeremy Irvine

as Travis

Adelaide Clemens

as Lori

Marcus Hester

as Hubert

Sandra Ellis Lafferty

as Mrs. Ponder

Steve Earle

as Carlton

Stephen Gevedon

as Grandfather

Tim Ware

as Store Manager

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