Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
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25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired the full-length "Sling Blade".
Status: Released
Released Date: 1994-03-26
Runtime: 25 mins
Director: George Hickenlooper
Writer: Billy Bob Thornton
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Original title: Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
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