March 11, 2011 - 2:46 PM - Japan’s Tohoku Region: at a magnitude of 9.0, the strongest earthquake in the country’s history strikes, triggering a huge tsunami and carnage that would end up killing thousands of people and displacing many more. It mercilessly engulfs the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, causing a crippling station blackout. Unable to be cooled, the nuclear reactors quickly turn into hydrogen bombs at the brink of explosion. If the power plant is abandoned, Japan’s destruction is assured. Facing a life or death situation, the power plant workers known as the “Fukushima 50”, including shift supervisor Izaki and plant manager Yoshida, remain on the site until the bitter end. As the world holds its breath, the Fukushima 50 fight for their hometown, their families, and the future of Japan. 

High in the rugged mountains, a disparate crew of builders begin renovating an opulent mansion belonging to Simon, the heir of an illustrious military family. 

As Simon forces the workers to live in squalor and refuses to pay them, tensions begin to simmer. One by one the men snap, turning first on their boss and then on each other, building to a visceral crescendo of violence that ensures none of them will return home the same. 

Part Coen Brothers, part Blue Ruin, Will Jewell’s electrifying debut is a ferocious, wickedly twisted modern noir.