Filling you up with Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass is one of the many films that will be premiering at this year’s South By SouthWest Film Festival taking place in Austin, Texas. Sure, a lot of people have no idea what it’s about, but now you will.

When Ivy League classics professor Bill Kincaid receives news of the murder of his estranged identical twin brother, Brady (both played by two-time Academy Award® nominee Edward Norton), in a pot deal gone bad, he leaves the world of Northeastern academia to travel back to his home state of Oklahoma. Upon arrival, he finds that reports of his brother’s death are greatly exaggerated, and he’s soon caught up in the dangerous and unpredictable world of drug commerce in the backwaters of the Southwest.
In the process, he reconnects with his eccentric mother (Academy Award® winner Susan Sarandon), meets a wise and educated young woman who has bypassed academia in favor of the gentler rhythms of life (Keri Russell), and unwittingly helps his troubled brother settle a score with a pernicious drug lord (Academy Award® winner Richard Dreyfuss) who uses Tulsa, Oklahoma’s small Jewish community for cover.

With a cast that obviously includes Edward Norton, Keri Russell, Susan Sarandon and Richard Dreyfuss as a drug lord, this already looks very tempting to watch. Written and directed by actor Tim Blake Nelson, make sure you stay on here to check out even more good stuff on this upcoming crime dramedy. Below there are several pictures from the official Facebook page and a trailer for you to check out.: