Down in the Valley Synopsis & Movie Info

Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood), is a teenager living in L.A. whose aimless existence is turned upside down by a chance encounter with Harlan Carruthers (Edward Norton), a charismatic cowboy who seems as if he would be much more at home in Monument Valley than in the San Fernando Valley. Tobe is drawn to Harlan's poetic charm and romantic spirit and she embodies for him all the innocence and purity that is impossible to find on the mean streets of L.A. Despite the obvious difference in their ages and backgrounds, and the growing opposition of Tobe's father, Wade (David Morse), the couple pursues their passionate, furtive romance until it becomes apparent that Tobe is unprepared for the intensity of Harlan's love. Then, things take a sudden, dangerous turn when Tobe discovers Harlan is not at all whom he appeared to be.