Drama starring Jacob Reynolds and Nick Sutton. Years after a tornado devastated their town, the residents of Xenia, Ohio still lead tormented and dysfunctional lives. Nowhere is this desperate existence reflected more clearly than in the behaviour of two teenage boys, Solomon and Tummler, who waste their days in an orgy of drug abuse and pointless violence.
Abandoning any pretence of linear narrative, director Harmony Korine - writer of the highly controversial kids - here presents an impressionistic collection of grim insights into a neighbourhood recovering from a destructive tornado. Using a variety of techniques, including hand-held camerawork, Gummo follows two geeky adolescents (Jacob Reynolds and Nick Sutton) as they sniff glue, torture cats and gross out the locals. This extraordinary investigation into the tarnished American Dream and the desolate confusion caused by fast-food culture is repulsive, shocking and definitely not for the faint-hearted. Eventually, however, Korine penetrates the heart and sears the intellect, leaving behind a very potent mark indeed.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Solomon | Jacob Reynolds |
| Tummler | Nick Sutton |
| Bunny Boy | Jacob Sewell |
| Girl in car | Lara Tosh |
| Darby | Darby Dougherty |
| Dot | Chloë Sevigny |
| Helen | Carisa Glucksman |
| Skinhead | Jason Guzak |
| Skinhead | Casey Guzak |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Harmony Korine |
