"...one of Jost's deepest and most penetrating films..." -- Rotten Tomatoes
Created by one of America's most prominent independent filmmakers, an unforgettable, beautifully structured, exquisitely photographed epic tragedy set in a small town in Oregon. Ray , a strugglling lumber mill owner, and his wife, Jean , receive a letter from their daughter at college accusing Ray of shocking sexual abuses. As the family is torn apart by surfacing secrets and lies, the cataclysm echoes throughout the community and beyond, ultimately revealing the entire country's true nature.