THE THICKET

About the Film

Crime, Drama | 108 MIN | US

Q+A with Director Elliott Lester

Underwritten by Margie + Bryan Weingarten

When fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Peter Dinklage) is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill (Juliette Lewis), he rallies a band of unlikely heroes, including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire. Together, they embark on a perilous quest to track down Cutthroat Bill, which leads them into the deadly “no-man’s-land” known as…The Thicket.

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Director

Elliott Lester

Written By

Chris Kelly

Produced By

Peter Dinklage, Michael Frislev, Shannon Gaulding, David Ginsberg, Elliott Lester, Gianni Nunnari, Caddy Vanasirikul

With

Peter Dinklage, Juliette Lewis, Esme Creed-Miles, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Ned Dennehy, James Hetfield, Arliss Howard, Leslie Grace, Macon Blair, David Midthunder


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