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Release, runtime and language
2017 · 1 min mins · English
Directed by
Julia Trouvé, Morgane Ravelonary
Starring
Robert Bennett

Losing touch with reality, a woman consults her therapist to appease her distress.

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  1. 1 What it is about
  2. 2 Is it worth watching?
  3. 3 After you watch
  4. 4 Movie threads
  5. 5 Every angle

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In the heat‑baked stretch of the Texas desert, a lonely roadside bar becomes the unlikely crossroads of strangers seeking escape. Neon lights flicker against the night sky, casting long shadows over crumbling trucks and forgotten highways. The atmosphere throbs with a restless energy, where every clink of glass feels like a warning and the distant howl of desert wind hints at something unseen waiting just beyond the glow.

​Seth Gecko, a smooth‑talking drifter with a reputation for getting out of trouble, arrives with his unpredictable brother Richie, whose restless intensity fuels an uneasy partnership. They cross paths with Jacob Fuller, a widowed pastor wrestling with doubt, and his teenage children, Scott and Kate, who cling to each other as they grapple with their own unspoken fears. The bar’s eclectic patrons—biker Sex Machine, battle‑scarred veteran Frost, and the enigmatic dancer Santánico Pandemonium—add layers of color and tension, each carrying their own secrets and survival instincts. The gathering feels like a temporary truce, a fragile alliance formed under the hum of low‑life music and the promise of a night that could change everything.

As the group settles into the dim, sweaty interior, the desert night seems to press in, amplifying the clash between faith and cynicism, hope and desperation. Whispers of an ancient, hidden darkness circulate just out of sight, suggesting that the true danger may not lie in the criminal underworld but in something far older and more primal. The strained camaraderie, the simmering unease, and the promise of an unforgettable encounter all combine to create a mood that teeters between gritty thriller and eerie myth, leaving the audience wondering how far the characters will go when reality begins to unravel.

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