RED STATE

Year: 2011
USA: SModcast Pictures
UK: E1 Films
Cast: Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, Deborah Aquila, Nicholas Braun, Ronnie Connell, Kaylee DeFer, Kyle Gallner, Alexa Nikolas, Anna Gunn, John Lacy, Matt Jones, Stephen Root, Betty Aberlin, Kerry Bishe, Ralph Garman, Melissa Leo, Molly Livingston, James Parks, Haley Ramm, Jennifer Schwalbach, Elizabeth Tripp, Joey Figueroa, Catherine McCord, Shawn Driscoll
Director: Kevin Smith
Country: USA
USA & UK: 88 mins
USA Rated: R for strong violence/disturbing content, some sexual content including brief nudity, and pervasive language
UK Certificate: 18 contains strong violence and sex references
USA Release Date: 5 March 2011 (Limited Release - New York)
UK Release Date: 30 September 2011

Synopsis

From cult writer/director Kevin Smith (CLERKS; DOGMA) comes his tenth film, the hotly anticipated RED STATE, a unique, intense thriller hell bent on leaving audiences feeling uncomfortable, tense and never knowing what's going to happen next.

In Middle America, three horny teenagers travel to Cooper's Dell after responding to an older woman's online invitation for sex. However, their schoolboy fantasy turns sinister as Christian extremists led by the twisted preacher Abin Cooper (Michael Parks) holds them captive in his compound known as the Five Points Church.

Cooper and his congregation terrifyingly force the boys to witness executions before being prepared for their own death. They have to contend with the arrival of Federal Agent Joseph Keenan (John Goodman) and his team who are armed and dangerous.

Stylish, compelling and visually exhilarating, RED STATE is unlike anything Kevin Smith has ever made before.