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Jack Bondurant:
My brother Forrest once said, "Nothing can kill us. We can't never die."The reason being that in the great war, my eldest brother, Howard, saw his entire battalion drown in the sea. Every last one of them. He was the only survivor.Jack Bondurant:And Forrest, well, that same year, Spanish Lady flu hit Franklin, damn near wiped out the entire state. It got Ma and Pa and Forrest but against all the odds, he somehow managed to fight it off. So you could see why Forrest felt that way.Jack Bondurant:Me and My brothers are moonshiners. Bootleggers. In 1920, they passed the Prohibition Act making the sale of alcohol illegal. Well, at least it was supposed to be
My brother Forrest once said, "Nothing can kill us. We can't never die."The reason being that in the great war, my eldest brother, Howard, saw his entire battalion drown in the sea. Every last one of them. He was the only survivor.Jack Bondurant:And Forrest, well, that same year, Spanish Lady flu hit Franklin, damn near wiped out the entire state. It got Ma and Pa and Forrest but against all the odds, he somehow managed to fight it off. So you could see why Forrest felt that way.Jack Bondurant:Me and My brothers are moonshiners. Bootleggers. In 1920, they passed the Prohibition Act making the sale of alcohol illegal. Well, at least it was supposed to be
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My brother Forrest once said nothing can kill us
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We can't never die
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Reason being that in the Great War my eldest brother Howard
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saw his entire battalion drown in the sea
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every last one of them
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He was the only survivor
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No wonder he drank and fought with such a fury
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And Forrest well that same year
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the Spanish Lady flu hit Franklin damn near wiped out the entire state
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Got Ma and Pa and Forrest but against all the odds
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he somehow managed to fight it off
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So you could see why Forrest felt that way
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that we was difficult to kill
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These were dangerous times
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In 1920 they passed the Prohibition Act
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making the sale of alcohol illegal
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Well at least it was supposed to be
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Movie Summary
Set in the Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits.

