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Affliction   1997         R, 114 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller Director: Paul Schrader   Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt, Jim True-Frost, Marian Seldes, Holmes Osborne, Brigid Tierney, Sean McCann, Tim Post, Christopher Heyerdahl, Janine Theriault, Wayne Robson, Sheena Larkin   Based on Russell Banks' novel, this film adaptation features Nick Nolte as Wade Whitehouse, a small-town sheriff in New England who delves into an "accidental" hunting accident to redeem his bleak life—both professionally and personally. He reexamines his life and the relationship he has with his abusive father Glen (James Coburn). Meanwhile, his ex-wife (Mary Beth Hurt) hates him, and his relationship with his daughter Jill (Brigid Tierney) is badly in need of repair. Wade is dating Margie (Sissy Spacek) who is the only one he seems capable of relating to. After his mother dies, Wade's brother Rolfe (Willem Dafoe) comes home to pay his respects, and now Wade suspects Rolfe of being involved in the criminal world. James Coburn won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Nick Nolte was nominated for Best Actor. Cast Nick Nolte Wade Whitehouse Sissy Spacek Margie Fogg James Coburn Glen Whitehouse Willem Dafoe Rolfe Whitehouse Mary Beth Hurt Lillian Whitehouse Horner Jim True-Frost Jack Hewitt Marian Seldes Alma Pittman Holmes Osborne Gordon LaRiviere Brigid Tierney Jill Whitehouse Sean McCann Evan Twombley Tim Post Chick Ward Christopher Heyerdahl Frankie Lacey Janine Theriault Hettie Rogers Wayne Robson Nick Wickham Sheena Larkin Lugene Brooks