''Manifest West'' is a 2022 American thriller drama film written and directed by Joe Dietsch and Louie Gibson and starring

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and

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Cast

as Dave Hayes *

as Alice Hayes *

as Eric Lind *

as Steve Danik *

as Riley Hayes *

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as Lana Danik *Madison Friedman as Mary Hayes *Ross Turner as the Inspector

Release

The film premiered on February 6, 2022 at the

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, where it won the prize for Best Genre Film. In July 2022, it was announced that the North American distribution rights to the film were acquired by

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. The film was released in theaters, on demand and on digital on November 11, 2022.

Reception

The film has a 67% rating on

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based on nine reviews. Michael Talbot-Haynes of ''

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'' rated the film an 8 out of 10 and wrote, "''Manifest West'' is a drama that breaks through the mythology of the family picture to reach something much more primal. Pack up some provisions and start hiking to find it."

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, manifest_west American thriller films