From IMDB:
When a young boy goes missing in a sleepy backwoods town, a local sanitation truck driver, Donald, plays detective, embarking on a precarious and obsessive investigation.
From Amazon Prime you can stream this 1 hour 29 minute feature film.
Hats off to the incredibly talented and adaptable Irish actor Andrew Scott. You can watch him in Fleabag and Handsome Devil. In “Fleabag” (Amazon Prime) he plays a Catholic priest. In “Handsome Devil” he plays a somewhat closeted gay private school teacher. In “A Dark Place” he plays to perfection a personality-disabled obsessive compulsive garbage man.
If I had to make an amateur guess, I would says the character suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome. His withdrawn and hesitant demeanor reflects the small town’s low opinion and dismissal of him. But he is NOT stupid. In fact his determined obsessiveness coupled with his native intelligence drive him to expose an atrocious crime which was covered over by corrupt forces in the town. What I marvel most about this film is Scott’s ability to channel a lonely disliked oddball to such an extent that I ended up commiserating with and rooting for the character. Facial expressions and physical movement are part of Scott’s acting toolbox.
Speaking of facial expressions, don’t miss the last grimace of the sheriff.
Corrupt bullies versus a disadvantaged good guy is a scenario that always holds my attention.
DO NOT MISS!