A lonesome roughneck commits a hasty and brutal crime after discovering his scumbag brother is planning to run off with his unfaithful wife, upending the only life he’s ever known.
Acting
Joshua Burge's thousand-yard stare carries 90 minutes of bad decisions.
Direction
Seidel treats rural violence with the patience of a funeral.
Director
Adam Seidel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adam Seidel previously wrote 'The Automatic Hate' — he's clearly obsessed with poisonous family trees.
The film joins a wave of 'rural misery' indies ('Winter's Bone,' 'Blue Ruin') that treat Appalachian and Midwestern decay as its own character.
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