Beautifully written and acted. So moving I sit here an hour later stunned, unable to engage. Brilliant performances by the lead actors, and the supporting actors. Editing is flawless. This is by far the most impact I've felt in years. Thank you one and all, and to single out one: Robert Redford, who acted, directed, and had a hand in production. I cannot believe it was not better received by critics when released in 2007. Perhaps critics hadn't had their bellies full of slop yet. Here we are fourteen years later, fourteen years of digging ourselves deeper in the hole. We can't even through the shovels out because the surface too far, so our only option seems to be heading for China.