A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
Acting
Pettyfer's directorial debut shows restraint; Lewis unhinged as imprisoned mother.
Cinematography
Pennsylvania backroads shot like a humid, suffocating character.
Director
Alex Pettyfer
Alex Pettyfer
Harley Altmyer
Jennifer Morrison
Callie Mercer
Nicola Peltz Beckham
Amber Altmyer
June Carryl
Betty
Juliette Lewis
Bonnie Altmyer
Tom Everett Scott
Brad Mercer
Danika Yarosh
Ashlee
Robert Patrick
Chief Mansour
Sky Elobar
Church
Chiara Aurelia
Misty Altmyer
Patrick Thomas Cragin
Bud
Robert Longstreet
Uncle Mike
Rhonda Johnson Dents
Realtor
Hala Finley
Jody Altmyer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alex Pettyfer optioned Tawni O'Dell's novel himself and spent six years getting this made — his passion project directorial debut.
The film deliberately subverts 'white trash' exploitation tropes by refusing to leer at poverty; Pettyfer studied with trauma counselors to portray caretaker burnout authentically.
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