Black Snake Moan

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Black Snake Moan is a 2006 Southern blues-infused drama film known for its gritty portrayal of trauma, redemption, and unconventional relationships in rural Tennessee.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
drama film
film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Amir Mokri
containsDepictionOf addiction
race relations in the American South
religious faith
sexual trauma
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Craig Brewer
distributedBy Paramount Vantage
editedBy Billy Fox
featuresMusicStyle Delta blues
filmingLocation Tennessee
genre Southern gothic
blues
drama
hasPosterTagline “To save his soul he must save hers.”
hasTitleOrigin blues song “Black Snake Moan” by Blind Lemon Jefferson
language English
leadActor Samuel L. Jackson
leadActress Christina Ricci
mainCharacter Lazarus
Rae
mainTheme redemption
trauma
unconventional relationships
mpaaRating R
musicBy Scott Bomar
portrays blues culture in the American South
producer John Singleton
Stephanie Allain NERFINISHED
productionCompany New Deal Entertainment
Paramount Pictures
surface form: Paramount Classics
releaseDate 2006-09-22
releaseYear 2006
runtimeMinutes 116
screenwriter Craig Brewer
settingLocation Tennessee
settingRegion rural Tennessee
starring Christina Ricci
John Cothran Jr.
Justin Timberlake
S. Epatha Merkerson
Samuel L. Jackson
writer Craig Brewer

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Christina Ricci notableWork Black Snake Moan
Ricci notableWork Black Snake Moan
subject surface form: Christina Ricci