What better way to bring angst to a family drama than cast a mother-son duo in its central roles? That’s what Robin Wright and her son Hopper Penn do in “Devil’s Peak,” an upcoming small-town crime thriller about a young man torn between family ties and the girl he loves.
Wright and Penn star as a mother and son in a crime-ridden Appalachian town who dream of a better life elsewhere. But when Penn’s Jacob McNeeley falls for a local girl, he’s forced to choose between her and loyalty to his crooked meth-kingpin Dad, played by Billy Bob Thornton. Based on David Joy‘s 2015 novel “Where All Light Tends To Go,” “Devil’s Peak” follows a young man who must choose between home, and the corruption that comes with it, or the heart.
Alongside Wright, Penn, and Thornton, “Devil’s Peak” also stars Jackie Earle Haley, Katelyn Nacon, Emma Booth, Brian d’Arcy James, and Harrison Gilbertson.
“Devil’s Peak” is the latest film from “Hounds Of Love” director Ben Young.” Other recent works for Young include the TV mini-series “Clickbait,” an episode of “The Wilds,” and 2018’s “Extinction.” Robert Knott helps Joy adapt his book for the film’s screenplay.
Will Jacob leave his corrupt hometown behind, or has his father sealed his fate? Find out when “Devil’s Peak” hits theaters on February 17 before hits digital on demand on February 24. Watch a trailer for the movie below.
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