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 for himself and his ailing grandparents. When a desperate childhood friend returns with a dangerous plan, 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 a fragile 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 childhood friend Terry Rose returns, 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
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