Desperate to raise money for his daughter’s cancer treatment, a retired bull rider teams up with his estranged son and resorts to robbery to secure payment before time runs out. But after the heist goes awry, keeping the money—and their freedom—requires the duo to outwit a dogged pair of local law enforcement officers, including a justice-minded sheriff who soon suspects that the key to her case may lie uncomfortably close to home.
Acting
C. Thomas Howell's weathered desperation hits different.
Direction
Allyn shoots Texas like it wants to swallow people whole.
Writing
The sheriff's moral knot is the real thriller here.
Director
Jake Allyn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jake Allyn cast himself as the son opposite his real-life acting hero C. Thomas Howell—manifesting your fandom into existence.
The film rides the wave of 'economic desperation crime' stories post-2008, where working-class villains aren't greedy—they're drowning.
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