A parolee is abandoned by his ex-wife and barred from seeing his young daughter. He develops a relationship with a lonely & troubled woman, saves her from an unlikely assailant and is forced to re-evaluate his freedom as he evades the law and faces demons from his past.
Acting
Mark Pellegrino's simmering rage barely contained.
Cinematography
Bleached-out Missouri landscapes that swallow hope.
Director
Brian Jun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 18 days in rural Missouri with a skeleton crew; Alicia Witt and Mark Pellegrino improvised several key scenes.
The title refers to a legal term for shared custody — bitterly ironic given Nick's complete exclusion from his daughter's life.
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