Completed - ENGLISH - Social issues, Crime, Drama - 115 minutes
Cole Freeman, a beloved community nurse in rural Appalachia, sells painkillers to local drug addicts to make ends meet. When a desperate childhood friend returns with dangerous plans, Cole is forced to take action as he struggles to maintain the fragile equilibrium he's so painstakingly crafted.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Braden KING Writer(s) : Elizabeth PALMORE, Carter SICKELS Cast : Philip ETTINGER, Cosmo JARVIS, Stacy MARTIN, Lili TAYLOR Producer(s) : Lucas JOAQUIN, Derrick TSENG, Braden KING
Cole Freeman maintains an uneasy equilibrium in his rural Appalachian town, looking after the old and infirm in the community while selling their excess painkillers to local addicts to help make ends meet. But when his old friend Terry Rose returns with plans that threaten to upend the fragile balance Cole has crafted, his world and identity are thrown into disarray. Faced with an impossible set of choices and increasing pressure from all sides, Cole is forced to take action to save the close-knit fabric of family, friendship, land and history that binds everything - and everyone - he loves.
Country(ies) : USA
Rotterdam IFF 2020 VoicesSundance 2020 (US Dramatic Competition)