Overview

• The action thriller debuted at TIFF’s Midnight Madness on Sept. 8 to an enthusiastic, rowdy crowd, earning positive notices from early critics.
• Odenkirk stars as a temporary sheriff in a small Minnesota town beset by violence after a bank robbery, with Ben Wheatley delivering a darkly comic, ultra-violent siege.
• Reviewers commend Odenkirk’s credible action chops, Wheatley’s kinetic staging, and the muscular stuntwork, with tonal comparisons to Free Fire, Die Hard and Fargo.
• Derek Kolstad wrote the screenplay from a story by Kolstad and Odenkirk, and the producers include Odenkirk, Kolstad and Marc Provissiero.
• WME is handling sales following the festival launch, and the cast features Henry Winkler, Lena Headey, Jess McLeod, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Brendan Fletcher and Reena Jolly.