A young man tries running from his past by hiding from his two violent brothers, only to have them track and harass him and his friends.
Acting
Reedus and Vartan sell brotherly hate with terrifying intimacy.
Direction
Palmieri turns California beaches into suffocating traps.
Practical Effects
Gritty fire sequences that feel dangerously uncontrolled.
Director
Matt Palmieri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Matt Palmieri's only feature directorial credit; he later produced Entourage.
Shot in 1997 but shelved until 2000, capturing the dying embers of 90s indie cinema's obsession with damaged masculinity.