Rifle — Ned

: A brilliant, "troublesome" graduate student with a mysterious and unsettling connection to Henry's past.

: The film explores Ned's struggle to balance his religious upbringing with his violent intent for revenge.

Ned Rifle (2014) is a dry, philosophical dark comedy that serves as the final chapter in Hal Hartley's acclaimed Henry Fool trilogy. Following the events of Henry Fool (1997) and Fay Grim (2007), the film centers on Ned, the son of the titular Henry and Fay, as he attempts to "put together" the pieces of his family's wreckage.