Small-town secrets rot from the inside out when the prodigal brother returns.
Renee Unger (Kris Carr), a good wife and expectant mother, lives with her husband, Eric (Timothy Altmeyer), in a quiet Ohio town where there aren't many secrets. But everything changes when Eric's younger brother, Colson (Todd Swenson), recently released from prison after turning 21, comes to live with the family. Colson's strange behavior starts to unnerve Renee, while Eric clams up at any mention of why his brother was imprisoned. As the mystery deepens, so does Renee's sense of dread.
Acting
Kris Carr's mounting dread without dialogue—eyes doing everything.
Cinematography
Flat Ohio light that makes every room feel like a crime scene.
Direction
Wagner's refusal to show what you expect, making absence terrifying.
Director
Brett W. Wagner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual Ohio locations with local non-actors in background roles.
The film deliberately never shows Colson's crime, forcing viewers to become complicit in the family's silence.
US
