Lawless

CANNES 2012 HIGHLIGHT: John Hillcoat's Lawless (US, 2012) Moonshine, machismo and rivers of gore make for a heady brew in "Lawless," Australian helmer John Hillcoat's stylishly assembled Prohibition-era gangster pic, and his second American-set film after 2009's post-apocalyptic ramble "The Road." Redolent of Hillcoat's previous collaborations with musician-screenwriter Nick Cave, this classy genre piece doesn't quite leave an emotional burn in the gut the way "The Proposition" did, but for those with a strong stomach for onscreen violence, it will hit the spot. The Weinstein Co. rolls out the barrel this fall. Casts: Shia Labeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Gary Oldman, Noah Taylor. SOURCE: VARIETY.