Whitewash is a first full-length film written and directed by Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais, and it has to be said that it is an excellent first one. Emanuel shows some pretty good ideas and proves that he can make amazing movies given the chance. Whitewash focuses on a man called Bruce, played by Thomas Haden Church, who is a snowplow operator. During one winter night Bruce goes on a drunken joyride and manages to accidentally kill a man. He panics, hides the body and flees to the deep wilderness of a frozen forest hoping that he will outrun the authorities. Everything isn't as easy as he had hoped it to be, and soon he is followed by a more sinister pursuer, his own conscience. Bruce begins to deteriorate mentally and mysteries concerning his victim and himself begin to unravel. All of the circumstances that have brought him to his current point in life start to become more clear as Bruce learns more about himself. The story of the movie is not played in a chronological order, but out of the sequence. Some people like it, while the others don't but it is still an effective way of telling a story, and the movie shouldn't be judged on the techniques used in it alone. Bruce has many inner monologues and it is interesting to hear his thoughts and see how they influence his next move. This movie should be checked out with an open mind and it will not disappoint.