A Beautiful and Violent Place

A Beautiful and Violent Place

A film by Sam T. McFarland

DIRECTED BY

Sam T. McFarland

WRITTEN BY

Sam T. McFarland

PRODUCED BY

Sam T. McFarland, Julien Cornwall, Tess Raih, Xavier Coleman

CAST

Sam Marra, Manon Halliburton, Alejandra Zapico

SYNOPSIS

In this Neo-American western, Joel returns home to avenge the death of his first love. Searching for retribution in the decaying landscape of his childhood, he soon learns that closure cannot be found through acts of violence.

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