Freeview film of the day : tuesday 21st of January

A History Of Violence (2005 91min.) [Film4 11.05pm &+1]

Thriller directed by David Cronenberg, starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello and Ed Harris. Tom Stall has a quiet life running the local diner in a small town. But his existence is thrown into chaos when he is forced to confront two fugitives from justice who start attacking his customers. This single act of bravery makes him a local hero, but it also sets in motion a chain of events that suggest Tom has a darker past than his neighbours realise.

Viggo Mortensen is excellent as the diner owner in a quiet US backwoods town whose encounter with a group of would-be robbers and the attendant media celebrity turns into something else entirely.
William Hurt puts in a wonderfully odd performance in the final reels to add even more weight to a very strong cast including Ed Harris and Maria Bello.