HOSS is a classic western in a contemporary setting. The story takes place after a disaster has crippled the sea-level areas of the west coast, turning the hills of Los Angeles into a Lawless Territory.
Production
Grimy world-building on a shoestring—every frame drips desperation.
Acting
Fonseca's Burke: steel-eyed survivor in a cowboy hat.
Director
Christine Boylan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Boylan shot this in actual Angeles National Forest locations during drought conditions, making the 'flooded' LA eerily prescient.
Released years before climate westerns like 'Nomadland,' this quietly predicted the genre's obsession with American collapse.
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