Mystic River

We bury our sins; we wash them clean.

Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood directs Sean Penn and Tim Robbins in Oscar-winning performances in this tale of a seemingly senseless murder ... and how the tragedy reawakens the buried trauma of a long-ago crime.

In Boston 25 years ago, 11-year-old Dave Boyle unwittingly gets into a car with two strangers. When he returns four days later, Dave is different in a way that destroys his friendship with Sean Devine and Jimmy Marcus.

Now Sean's (Kevin Bacon) a cop, Jimmy's (Sean Penn) a neighborhood store owner with a prison record and mob connections, and Dave's (Tim Robbins) trying hard to keep his demons safely submerged. But when Jimmy's daughter is murdered, each of the men must confront a past that none wants to acknowledge. As the investigation tightens around these three, an ominous story unfolds--of friendship, family and innocence lost too soon.

Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane.

Awards:

Academy Awards:
Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role (Sean Penn)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Tim Robbins)

Academy Award Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Director (Clint Eastwood)
Best Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden)
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Golden Globe Awards:
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Sean Penn)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Tim Robbins)

National Board of Review:
Best Film of the Year
Best Actor (Sean Penn)