Twenty-three nuns dead. Two lawmen who hate each other. One hour of pure western chaos.
United States-Canadian border 1891: Twenty-three nuns and seven priests are found dead at a burned down monastery. U.S. Marshall William James Richford and Mounted Policeman Richard Custer need to work together to find one of the most ruthless gangs of their time.
Production
Burned monastery set feels authentically bleak and lived-in.
Acting
Özten and Nöthig's prickly chemistry carries the entire runtime.
Director
Maximilian Osterholz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1891 setting places this during the final violent years of the American frontier, when mounted police and marshals often clashed over jurisdiction.
Director Osterholz shot this in Germany standing in for North America, using practical fire effects for the monastery sequence.
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