Close-up of a man with long hair and beard, wearing a rugged black coat and a large, weathered wide-brimmed hat, holding an axe in his hand with a blurred natural outdoor background.

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PREMIERING AT
NASHVILLE film FESTIVAL
09.25.26 + 09.27.26

FESTIVAL TRAILER

ABOUT

James Kettleman returns to the Montana frontier he once fled, taking the name of the notorious killer who raised him. In the crosshairs of a range war involving a female rancher, he is forced to decide what his ultimate legacy will be.

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY LOUIS L’AMOUR

A book cover featuring a painting of a man in a cowboy hat holding a rifle, sitting on a rocky landscape during sunset with a colorful sky. The title reads 'Louis L'amour Flunt' and includes the words 'A Novel.'

CAST

A rugged man wearing a wide-brimmed black hat and a dark jacket, looking to the side with a serious expression, with the text 'Josh Holloway' in front.

A woman dressed as a cowboy, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a brown leather jacket, and holding a gun, standing outdoors with a blurred background. The text 'Sarah Gadon' is overlaid on the image.

Close-up of a woman with brown hair and a serious expression, wearing a green dress with lace sleeves, standing next to a wooden beam.

A man with a beard and mustache wearing a gray suit and a black bowler hat, standing outdoors with a wooden building in the background. The text 'Max Martini' is overlaid on the image.

A man dressed as a cowboy with a large hat, beard, and dirty face, leaning on a fence on a western-style porch with buildings in the background. The text 'MIKE VOGEL' is overlaid at the bottom.

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A man wearing a black wide-brimmed hat, a dark jacket, and a bandana around his neck, with a weathered background. Text on the image reads 'Charles Esten.'

A bearded elderly man wearing a cowboy hat, a cream-colored shirt, and a black vest, with the text 'FORRIE J. SMITH' overlayed on the image.

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CREW

writer/director
ryan whitaker

PRODUCER
Ken Carpenter

PRODUCER
Mark pentecost

PRODUCER
Jerilyn esquibel

PRODUCERs
josh holloway
Beau l’amour

PRODUCER
ari novak

executive PRODUCER
mark pentecost

director of photography
garrett hardy davis

editor
zach prichard

production designer
alura johnson

COSTUME DESIGNER
FIONA STORY

sound designer
nathan ruyle

music by
kyle mccuiston

casting by
kristy carlson

PRESS

COLLIDER: NFF PREMIERE / TRAILER

cowboys & indians interview

Deadline: PROJECT announcement

DEADLINE: cast announcement