A recently released convict finds himself trapped between his urban criminal past and his new life on probation as the only black man in a conservative white Wisconsin farming town.
Acting
Quinton Aaron's simmering restraint—every held breath hurts.
Direction
Caird lets silences scream louder than dialogue ever could.
Director
Ben Caird
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Caird based the script on his own Wisconsin upbringing and the invisible segregation of 'polite' rural communities.
Released during early Trump era, the film captures a specific American anxiety about race and place that feels even more suffocating now.
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