1952 – A History of Violence (2005)

spacetime coordinates: 2000’s Millbrook, Indiana, / Philadelphia

A History of Violence is a 2005 American action-thriller film directed by David Cronenberg. It is an adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same title by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen as the owner of a small-town diner who is thrust into the spotlight after confronting two robbers in self-defense, thus changing the lives of him and his family forever. (wiki)

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