Overview
- The Ozark-set crime drama from writer-director John-Michael Powell opens nationwide today under IFC distribution.
- Critics praise Magnussen’s lead turn and the film’s visceral, grounded violence, with some noting dense exposition and uneven momentum.
- Powell says the film was rejected by festivals before a packed Los Angeles buyer screening sparked multiple offers and ultimately an IFC deal.
- The production was filmed at recognizable Northwest Arkansas locations, which Powell frames as central to its place-based storytelling.
- Powell estimates a roughly $2 million budget with nearly 100 crew members, and he anticipated a 400–600-theater rollout beginning October 31.