Purgatory (1999 film)

Purgatory is a 1999 western fantasy film directed by Uli Edel.

Sonny finds out that the town of Refuge is actually a kind of purgatory and the faces that he thought he recognized were in fact such wellknown people such as Doc Holliday Randy Quaid, Wild Bill Hickok Sam Shepard, Jesse James J. D. Souther, and Billy the Kid Donnie Wahlberg, who were known to be dead, but who are now spending ten years in Refuge before being admitted to Heaven. During this time, they must avoid all violence and resist the temptations they succumbed to in life. If they fail, the penalty is to enter Hell immediately in fact, the movie shows a former gunfighter now a farmer John Dennis Johnston being sent to Hell for killing one of Blackjacks henchmen. In particular, Wild Bill Hickok the current sheriff has onlyhours to go until his tenyear sentence is up, explaining why there was no resistance to the gang.While most of the townspeople, anticipating an imminent attack from Blackjacks gang, go into hiding since they believe retaliating would send them to Hell for the violating terms of their time in Refuge, Sonny stands alone in the main street against the gang to protect Rose. The men of the town realize that all their time in Refuge has been spent worrying about their own lives, while heres this green kid willing to give his life for the woman he loves. Rather than see evil triumph, the men arm themselves and join Sonny, even though this apparently means they abandon all hope of Heaven. The evil outlaws, who had viewed the men of the town as cowards, are now amazed to confront these famous names. Though outnumbered, the men of Refuge triumph after a classic shootout, during which Sonny is mortally wounded and in turn becomes a resident of Refuge Blackjack is the last to die in a quick draw against Wild Bill. Blackjack and his men are all thrown into Hell. ........

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