![]() This is when the film moves from thriller to more studied drama, in the vein of Winter's Bone. As the county sheriff turns out to be involved in the meth production, and his deputy unknowingly works against his boss, Sawyer hides out in Lowell's trailer, getting to know him and his situation. Sawyer might be a bit more wordly than Lowell, but she is aware enough to at least try to trust him. Even when she runs into the woods, she knows that hiding is still her best option. When she calls him on his behaviour and the fight begins, she fights back. She is forced to be polite to Hollister because she immediately recognizes her danger. Thus begins a thriller that keeps its tension high and sharp for most fo the film, while allowing the story and characters some room to breathe and explore various power dynamics. He tells Sawyer she'll have to wait a few days before he can get her out, and she must trust him or try to make it out alive on her own. In fighting them off, Sawyer is stabbed, but she gets away, only to find herself lost with the men after her, determined that no one should find her.īut someone does: Lowell (Jay Paulson), who makes the meth in his trailer, with little communication with the world. Hill), two rednecks who think nothing of immediately harrasing her when they suspect she might have seen them plying their illegal trade in meth. There, she has the misfortune to meet Hollister (Micah Hauptman) and Buck (Daniel R. Sawyer (Hermione Corfield) is on her way to a big job interview, when her GPS takes her down a strange, almost completely abandoned highway. While following a more or less familiar path, McGowan does not shy away from the harsh relatities of rural middle American life, while not taking away any blame born by men for their violence towards women. Rust Creek, directed by Jen McGowan ( Kelly & Cal) and written by Julie Lipson, tells the tale of a young but smart woman who is caught up not only in the hillbilly's violence, but their own nefarious dealings that leave her vulnerable and almost completely alone. Hillbilly hicks and their sterotyped lack of intelligence and aggressive behaviour makes for an easy villain, usually with young people as the targets of their anger. The backwoods and its inhabitants have been a cornerstone of contemporary horror films for decades.
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