Like father, like son is how the saying usually goes, but every offspring wants to carry on the family tradition. And that idea is the seed of discord that stirs “Trespass Against Us,” and kicks off the crime drama.
Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson are united by blood but split by differing ideas, in the film that follows Chad Cutler, who tries to forge his own path away from the criminal tradition that has spanned generations of his family. Here’s the official synopsis:
TRESPASS AGAINST US is set across three generations of the Cutler family who live as outlaws in their own anarchic corner of Britain’s richest countryside. Chad Cutler (Michael Fassbender) is heir apparent to his bruising criminal father, Colby (Brendan Gleeson) and has been groomed to spend his life hunting, thieving and tormenting the police. But with his own son, Tyson (Georgie Smith) coming of age, Chad soon finds himself locked in a battle with his father for the future of his young family. When Colby learns of Chad’s dreams for another life he sets out to tie his son and grandson into the archaic order that has bound the Cutler family for generations. He engineers a spectacular piece of criminal business involving a heist, a high-speed car chase and a manhunt, which leaves Chad bruised and bloodied and with his very freedom at stake. With the law cracking down and his father tightening his grip, Chad is forced into increasingly desperate measures. Featuring incredible performances – and an astonishing score by The Chemical Brothers – TRESPASS AGAINST US is at once an exhilarating crime thriller and a profoundly moving story about love and family.
“Trespass Against Us” opens on January 20th.
