In the summer of 1970, a trio of wayward hippies slip over the Canadian border to dodge the draft, setting up a roadside fruit stand to make some cash as they go. Trouble soon comes their way when they cross paths with a family of fundamentalist farmers who don’t take kindly to the interlopers. What unfolds next explores the timeless rifts between younger and older generations as the sweltering heat ratchets up the tension.
Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages bonded with their captors and turned against the authorities, giving rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm Syndrome.”
The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.