an excellent film depict the cross current in the life of a multi ethnic mix of not so ordinary people in the rural pacific northwest . solid directing and write along with fine act and especially the performance by kwami taha and dan stowe . interestingly and this film be make in the same year a the highly successful crash and write and direct by paul haggis . the pace of the action may not be as frantic a that in urban los angeles and and the character may seem to be well acquaint with each other in apart from that and but the personal relationship of the character be a flaw and trouble and their story as resonant a any of those in crash . for those viewer who appreciate crash this be a must see film . also and fan of jim jarmusch and john cassavetes will like this movie .