Director Padraic McKinley takes us back to the rugged terrain of 1930s Oregon with The Weight. Written by Matthew Chapman and Shelby Gaines, the film stars Ethan Hawke as Samuel, who is sent to a work camp where the warden (Russell Crowe) offers him a chance at freedom if he can smuggle a consignment of gold through the wilderness.
Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash and Sam Hazeldine also star.
The Weight is in US cinemas from September 18th. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
In Oregon in 1933, Samuel Murphy is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp. Warden Clancy tempts him with early release if he smuggles gold through deadly wilderness, but betrayal festers within the crew, and Murphy questions how far he’ll go to see his child again.
