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Affliction is a 1997 film written and directed by Paul Schrader from the novel by Russell Banks. It stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt and Jim True.
It tells the story of Wade Whitehouse (Nolte), a small-town policeman with a violent, alcoholic father (Coburn), whose investigation of an apparent hunting accident is distorted by his increasing obsession with his past. Toothache, his fraught relationship with his ex-wife (Mary Beth Hurt) and daughter, and the death of his own mother precipitate a crisis.
James Coburn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Nick Nolte was nominated for both the Academy Award , Golden Globe for best actor.
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1997 films | Films featuring a Best Actor Academy Award nominated performance | Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winning performance | Films directed by Paul Schrader
"Affliction (film)"