A young woman who lives in a desert trailer park must choose between caring for her hapless father and sick friend or fulfilling her own destiny.
Acting
Agnes Bruckner's restrained desperation anchors every scene.
Cinematography
Bleached desert beauty that makes poverty look almost romantic.
Director
Jason Matzner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gina Gershon plays against type as a washed-up pageant mom, reportedly taking the role specifically to work with first-time director Matzner.
Part of a brief 2000s wave of 'desert noir' indies—think 'Monster's Ball' meets 'Napoleon Dynamite'—that evaporated when prestige TV swallowed mid-budget cinema.
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