Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

In the middle of the desert, a solipsistic Japanese-American woman, along with her elderly and paralysed friend Barbara, runs the Desert Rose Cafe. Things liven up with the arrival of a mafia henchman (whose boss is hiding out at a nearby ranch), a battered Japanse man (who turns out to be a terrific chef, but who also triggers Barbara's memories of internment during WWII), and an attack on the mob boss' camp.

Director: Masato Harada

Cast: James Gammon, Nobu McCarthy, Kazuya Kimura, Priscilla Pointer, Don Keith Opper, Ronald G. Joseph, Seidy López, Wayne Péré

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.