Overview
- Writer-director John‑Michael Powell says the rollout is expected to reach roughly 400–600 theaters starting Friday.
- A local screening and Q&A at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts is set with Powell and producer Undine Buka through the Arkansas Cinema Society.
- Critics describe a tightly made revenge thriller that leans on familiar genre elements and dense family backstory but benefits from a commanding lead turn.
- The film was shot across Northwest Arkansas, with Powell calling it “definitely an Arkansas story” and emphasizing grounded depictions of sudden violence.
- After a year of festival rejections, the team held post‑SXSW buyer screenings that drew multiple offers, culminating in the IFC deal.