Lawless is a 2012 American gangster film directed by John Hillcoat. The screenplay, by Australian singer-screenwriter Nick Cave, is based on Matt Bondurant 's historical novel The Wettest …

Aug 29, 2012 · Both LaBoeuf and Pearce deliver some standout performances in Lawless. This is based on a novelization of some real incidents by a descendant of the Bondurant family.

Based on the true story of the Bondurant brothers who ran a lucrative bootlegging operation in Virginia. A violent war erupts when a corrupt lawman tries to shut them down.

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This true-to-life action saga profiles Virginia's bootlegging Bondurant brothers, whose exploits during the Prohibition era made them outlaw heroes. Watch trailers & learn more.

Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.