After a rookie undercover cop is gunned down in a drug bust gone wrong, the veteran agent in-charge is put on leave and begins an unauthorized investigation into the failed deal, leading him to a pervasive drug network operating under the surface in a rural town.
Acting
Tony Todd elevates every scene he's in — gravitas for days.
Direction
Guffey squeezes maximum paranoia from rural emptiness.
Director
Josh Guffey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Tony Todd's final performances before his death in 2024 — his presence as Lamont Hughes carries extra weight now.
The film quietly mirrors real Midwestern opioid investigations where federal-local cooperation often collapses under mutual suspicion.
US
