The 2012 film Lawless, by director John Hillcoat, told the story of moonshine bootleggers in the American South during the period of US history known as Prohibition – when all alcohol was banned. The film was based on a historical novel called The Wettest County in the World, in which “wet” served as a synonym for “drunk”. But The Weinstein Company authorised the title change to Lawless for its release in the US and much of the rest of the world, as it conveys violence and suspense, not the history lesson threatened by the book name. However, for distribution in Russia, the original title was partially restored – there it became The Drunkest Country in the World. (Weinstein Company)