1997
Academy Awards
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Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Billy Bob Thornton
Nom1997
Actor in a Leading Role
Billy Bob Thornton
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Synopsis
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
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Drama
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2
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- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) · Billy Bob Thornton
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