Ollie (Tessa Thompson) is a reformed drug runner in an economically depressed small town in North Dakota, who was caught coming back from Canada with medicine for her terminally ill mother and has been toeing the line ever since. After her mother dies, Ollie’s sister Deb (Lily James) shows up on her doorstep with a hungry child and an unplanned pregnancy. Ollie can only see one viable option: quickly raise money to pay back the bank and hold onto their mother’s home, so Deb can raise her family safely away from her abusive ex. But to do that, she’ll need to return to the dangerous way of life she thought she’d left behind.
Written & Directed by Nia Dacosta
Produced by Rachael Fung & Gabrielle Nadig
Co-Producer Sarah Brennan Kolb
Starring Tessa Thompson, Lily James, Luke Kirby, Lance Reddick
Distribution Neon + Hulu
AWARDS
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER – Nora Ephron Prize for excellence in
storytelling
LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL
ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
DENVER FILM FESTIVAL
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL
MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
San Francisco Film Critics Circle, Best US Indie
Narrative Feature
NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL
BOSTON WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
MONTANA FILM FESTIVAL
HEARTLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL
VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL