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Affliction (1997 film) Affliction (1997 film) Affliction is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader, adapted from the 1989 novel of the same name by Russell Banks. It stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn and Willem Dafoe. "Affliction" tells the story of Wade Whitehouse, a small-town policeman in New Hampshire. Detached from the people around him, including a dominating father and a divorced wife, he becomes obsessed with the solving of a fatal hunting accident, leading to a series of tragic events. The film begins with a voice-over narration by Rolfe Whitehouse, announcing the story of his brother