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Blood for Dust

2024 · 98 min

A grim, snow-dusted descent into criminal desperation, unfolding slowly and quietly before erupting into brutal violence.

Directed by
Rod Blackhurst
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Scoot McNairy, Kit Harington, Josh Lucas
Overview
Reckless Ricky makes serious money dealing illegal weapons throughout the tri-state area and loves to flaunt it. Traveling salesman Cliff, covers the same territory Ricky runs guns through. Desperate to find some financial relief for his struggling family, Cliff agrees to partner with Ricky, to commit cross-state drug and gun deliveries for a mid-level American cartel boss John. When a simple exchange turns into a bloodbath after Ricky kills everyone in a territory grab, the pair find themselves in a pressure cooker situation where unlikely drug dealer Cliff must fight as hard as he can to stay alive.

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  • Now TV Cinema
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Directed by
Rod Blackhurst
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Scoot McNairy, Kit Harington, Josh Lucas
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • survival
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Rod Blackhurst
Written by
David Ebeltoft
Starring
Scoot McNairy, Kit Harington, Josh Lucas, Stephen Dorff, Nora Zehetner, Ethan Suplee, Amber Rose Mason, Megan Folsom
Music
Nick Bohun
Cinematography
Justin Derry
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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