Avery Allan Ludlow (Brian Cox), a Korean War
vet with a tragic past, lives alone in a small town, where
he runs the local hardware store. Av’s only companion is a
14 year-old ginger-haired dog, aptly named Red by Av’s late
wife. One day, Av and Red are enjoying a placid outing at
their favorite fishing spot when three boys and a shotgun
come along. In an instant, Av’s lifelong friend is gone, the
victim of a cruel, senseless act.
Devastated, Av determines to find out who the boys are and
why they did it. Helped by a local reporter (Dickens), Av
tries to expose the truth, but his efforts are ignored by
authorities and mocked by the teenagers. The boys’ parents,
a rich local businessman (Sizemore) and, across town, a
hardscrabble laborer (Englund) and his wife (Plummer), are
just as determined to keep Av down. But, faithful to the
memory of his best friend, Av single-mindedly presses for
justice—with or without the law on his side.
Avery Allan Ludlow (Brian Cox), a Korean War
vet with a tragic past, lives alone in a small town, where
he runs the local hardware store. Av’s only companion is a
14 year-old ginger-haired dog, aptly named Red by Av’s late
wife. One day, Av and Red are enjoying a placid outing at
their favorite fishing spot when three boys and a shotgun
come along. In an instant, Av’s lifelong friend is gone, the
victim of a cruel, senseless act. 