Texas Killing Fields

Friday, October 14 - Thursday, October 20, 2011

Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain and Chloe Grace Moretz star in this tense, haunting thriller, inspired by true events.  A homicide detective in a small Texas town and his partner, a transplanted NYC cop, track a sadistic serial killer who’s dumping his victims’ mutilated bodies in a nearby marsh locals call “the Killing Fields.”  But as their investigation goes deeper, the killer begins to hunt the detectives, teasing them with possible clues at the crime scenes while always staying one step ahead.

Official selection: Venice Film Festival

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