When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father must finally take responsibility for their actions and each other in order to bring Wes home.
Acting
Josh Wiggins' volcanic, heartbreaking debut as Jacob.
Direction
Kat Candler's patient, unflinching gaze at working-class decay.
Cinematography
Rust and dust aesthetic that makes Texas feel haunted.
Director
Kat Candler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kat Candler expanded this from her 2012 Sundance short; Josh Wiggins had never acted professionally before this.
The motocross sequences mirror Jacob's emotional state—loud, reckless, and desperate for control he doesn't actually have.
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