Ned Rifle -

: Ned encounters his uncle Simon, a former garbage man turned Nobel laureate poet, and eventually his elusive father, Henry.

Ned Rifle (2014) is a dry, philosophical dark comedy that serves as the final chapter in Hal Hartley's acclaimed Henry Fool trilogy. Following the events of Henry Fool (1997) and Fay Grim (2007), the film centers on Ned, the son of the titular Henry and Fay, as he attempts to "put together" the pieces of his family's wreckage. Ned Rifle

: A brilliant, "troublesome" graduate student with a mysterious and unsettling connection to Henry's past. : Ned encounters his uncle Simon, a former

After turning 18 and leaving witness protection, a devoutly Christian Ned sets out with a singular, grim purpose: to find and kill his father, whom he blames for his mother's life imprisonment. His journey is complicated by: : A brilliant, "troublesome" graduate student with a

: The film explores Ned's struggle to balance his religious upbringing with his violent intent for revenge.