BASED the novel by Joe R Lansdale, Cold In July is a gripping thriller about a family man, who is unwittingly drawn into a deadly conspiracy after an uncharacteristic act of violence.

Expertly constructed by writer-director Jim Mickle, who co-wrote the script with Nick Damici, it’s a grimy and blood-spattered portrait of the secrets and lies that fester in small communities, and the lengths a good man must go to protect his family. Richard Dane (Michael C Hall) lives with his wife Ann (Vinessa Shaw) and young son Jordan (Brogan Hall). Late one night, Ann wakes to sounds in the living room and Richard creeps down the corridor and shoots dead an intruder in the darkness. Richard is haunted by his actions and he crosses paths with the dead man’s father Ben (Sam Shepard). These two strangers are slowly drawn into a terrifying game of cat and mouse.