Chrystal (film)
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| Directed by | Ray McKinnon | 
| Written by | Ray McKinnon | 
| Produced by | Peter E. Strauss Bruce Heller David Koplan II Walton Goggins Lisa Blount Ray McKinnon  | 
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| Cinematography | Adam Kimmel | 
| Edited by | Myron Kerstein | 
| Music by | Stephen Trask | 
Production companies  | Ginny Mule Pictures Panache Productions  | 
| Distributed by | First Look Studios | 
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Running time  | 106 minutes | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
| Box office | $80,858 | 
Chrystal is an American drama film, written and directed by Ray McKinnon and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Lisa Blount, Harry Lennix, Walton Goggins and Grace Zabriskie. The story is about a woman named Chrystal (Blount) who has been traumatized both physically and mentally from a car accident that took the life of her son. Joe (Thornton), Chrystal's husband, has just been released from jail after a 16-year sentence stemming from multiple crimes he committed. The film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and was given a limited theatrical release on April 8, 2005.