In the next two days, the town of Northfork will cease to exist.
The year is 1955 and Northfork is literally about to be "dammed," flooded to make way for a new hydroelectric project. The town's rugged plains are going to drown, its Heartland houses will be swept away and its citizens are heading for higher ground. With the exception of a few stoic resistors.
Now a team of six trench-coated men has been charged with removing the last few stragglers before it is too late. As the Evacuation Committee spreads out across Northfork, they encounter a group of people not quite ready or willing to leave. They are each in limbo. Some are looking for a sign. Others are hoping for a miracle. Yet, one way or another, they will all have to say goodbye.
Among these tenacious individuals are a lustful young couple, a man who has built an Ark (complete with a pair of wives), and a frail orphan whose fevered visions have led him to believe he's the lost member of an ancient herd of roaming Angels calling him home.
Director: |
Mark Polish, Michael Polish |
Studio: |
Paramount Classics |
Producer(s): |
Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Todd King |
Cast: |
Peter Coyote, Anthony Edwards, Daryl Hannah, Kyle MacLachlan, Nick Nolte, Mark Polish, James Woods, Claire Forlani |
Writer(s): |
Michael Polish, Mark Polish |
Official Site: |
www.paramountclassics.com/northfork |