*Deliverance* (1972), directed by John Boorman and based on James Dickey’s 1970 novel, remains a landmark in American cinema for its unflinching exploration of the deep-seated urban-rural divide. This rift, one of the oldest and most enduring fissures in American society, has long been a source of fascination—and exploitation—for Hollywood. Few films have capitalised on this tension as effectively as *Deliverance*,…More