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film directed by Kevin and Michael Goetz, written by Michael Arkof, and starring
Brenton Thwaites
Brenton Thwaites (born 10 August 1989) is an Australian actor. Beginning his career in his home country in 2011, he had a starring role on the series ''Slide'' and later appeared on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. Since moving to the United S ...
Claire Holt
Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles as Emma Gilbert in '' H2O: Just Add Water'', Samara Cook in ''Pretty Little Liars'', Chastity Meyer in '' Mean Girls 2'', Rebekah Mikaelson in ''Th ...
.
Plot
In a quiet
Missouri
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town Norman, a young deputy sheriff, covers up a shooting at the hands of his older brother, Ray, but neither of the young men are prepared for what's to come, including Norman to die to the hands of Frances. As the investigation wears on, family bonds are tested as we descend into the depths of morality and loyalty and are forced to bear witness to the violent separation of flesh and blood with everyone desperately trying to do the right thing, all while doing the wrong.
Cast
*
Brenton Thwaites
Brenton Thwaites (born 10 August 1989) is an Australian actor. Beginning his career in his home country in 2011, he had a starring role on the series ''Slide'' and later appeared on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. Since moving to the United S ...
as Norman Young, the deputy Sheriff
** Mylo Herrington as Young Norman
* Alycia Debnam-Carey as Frances Campbell
** Izzy Gasperz as Young Frances
* Ben Robson as Ray Young, Norman's elder brother
** Creasy Gates as Young Ray
*
Claire Holt
Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles as Emma Gilbert in '' H2O: Just Add Water'', Samara Cook in ''Pretty Little Liars'', Chastity Meyer in '' Mean Girls 2'', Rebekah Mikaelson in ''Th ...
as Abbey Campbell, Frances' elder sister & Ray's girlfriend
** Hadessa Huval as Young Abbey
*
Francesca Eastwood
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as El Camino
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Gerald McRaney
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as Tom Campbell, Frances' & Abbey's father
*
Ted Levine
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as Ed Quinn, the Sheriff
*
Michael Malarkey
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as Clinch
*
Peter Michael Goetz
Peter Michael Goetz (born December 10, 1941) is an American actor.
Early life and education
Goetz was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Esther L. and Irving A. Goetz, a construction engineer.Morley Nelson as Shane
* Jason Edwards as Fred
* Lynn Ashe as Patty
* Dane Rhodes as Hank
* Silas Cooper as ER Doctor
* Donna Duplantier as Receptionist
* Dustin Arroyo as young Deputy
* Patrick Kirton as priest
* Kim Collins as 'Whispering Pig' pub owner
* William McGovern as Store Owner
Brenton Thwaites
Brenton Thwaites (born 10 August 1989) is an Australian actor. Beginning his career in his home country in 2011, he had a starring role on the series ''Slide'' and later appeared on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. Since moving to the United S ...
and Ben Robson have been cast as the leads in the two-handed crime
thriller
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Claire Holt
Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles as Emma Gilbert in '' H2O: Just Add Water'', Samara Cook in ''Pretty Little Liars'', Chastity Meyer in '' Mean Girls 2'', Rebekah Mikaelson in ''Th ...
,
Francesca Eastwood
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,
Gerald McRaney
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and
Ted Levine
Frank Theodore Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Buffalo Bill in the film '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991) and Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series ''Monk'' (2002–2009).
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were also reported to join the cast.
The
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began in October 2017 in
Louisiana
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. The filming wrapped on 3 November.
Reception
On
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, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .
Frank Scheck of ''
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'' called the film "Sluggish and unconvincing". The film also got a 2 out of 5 from ''The Critical Movie Critics'', of which, the reviewer Dan Franzen called it "blood-is-thicker-than-water melodrama".