Prairie Dogs

A tense, slow-burning journey through a paranoid near-apocalyptic American landscape, heavy with dread and youthful disillusionment.

Directed by

Martin Ortega-Zapata

Genres

Western, Thriller, Drama

Tagline

Fight, Flight, Fear, and Fawn.

Overview

Two runaways trek from their city to the outer wilderness to dispose of a militant’s rifle, as their home reaches the verge of an armed insurrection.

How it feels

Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Coming-of-age, survival, violence, isolation

Content

Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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