Chrystal (film)
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| Directed by | Ray McKinnon |
| Written by | Ray McKinnon |
| Produced by | Peter E. Strauss Bruce Heller David Koplan II Walton Goggins Lisa Blount Ray McKinnon |
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| Cinematography | Adam Kimmel |
| Edited by | Myron Kerstein |
| Music by | Stephen Trask |
Production companies | Ginny Mule Pictures Panache Productions |
| Distributed by | First Look Studios |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $80,858 |
Chrystal is an American independent Southern Gothic crime drama film, written and directed by Ray McKinnon and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Lisa Blount, Harry Lennix, Walton Goggins and Grace Zabriskie. The story is about a woman named Chrystal (Blount) who has been traumatized both physically and mentally from a car accident that took the life of her son. Joe (Thornton), Chrystal's husband, has just been released from jail after a 16-year sentence stemming from multiple crimes he committed. The film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and was given a limited theatrical release on April 8, 2005.