“BLOOD SIMPLE” MEETS “VERY BAD THINGS” IN AN ACCLAIMED, DARK AND QUIRKY THRILLER – “Road to the Well”

Dec 27, 2016

An unconventional PhD dropout and his drifter best friend get tangled in a surreal web of murder and deceit in ROAD TO THE WELL, a dark, quirky thriller following in the footsteps of Blood Simple and Very Bad Things.  From award-winning screenwriter and first-time filmmaker John Cvack, this festival favorite – an Official Selection at the San Diego International and Lone Star Film Festivals, and winner of “Best of Fest” at the Long Beach Indie International Film Festival  — arrives on DVD ($19.99srp) and leading digital platforms including iTunes, Amazon & Google Play on December 27 from Candy Factory Films.

After dropping out of his doctoral Philosophy program, the unconventional Frank (Laurence Fuller) begins to fall into a mundane lifestyle, made complete with a menial office job.  After catching his girlfriend with his boss, his old best friend, Jack (Micha Parker), arrives in town and hastily arranges a rendezvous with a strange and beautiful lady of the night for his down-in-the-dumps pal.  However, during the steamy encounter, they’re viciously attacked, leaving the prostitute dead and Frank unconscious.  After discovering his predicament, Jack convinces a drunk, panicked Frank to head up North, take a new job and, most importantly, bury the body.  Thus, the duo embarks on a strange, dark and cerebral journey into the California Sierras, full of old friends, lost loves, eccentric in-laws, backwoods pimps, and a suspicious ex-Military Chaplain (Marshall R. Teague), all while seeking to discover who’s responsible for the murder.

CAST

 

  • Laurence Fuller (Apostle Peter and the Last Supper)
  • Micah Parker (Lola Vs., “The Flash”, “The Vampire Diaries”, “Mob City”)
  • Marshall R. Teague (Road House, The Rock, Armageddon, “Babylon 5”)
  • Barak Hardley (“Halt and Catch Fire”)
  • Rosalie McIntire (“True Detective: Season 2”)

 

FILM FESTIVALS

 

  • Dances With Films (2016), Official Selection
  • Lone Star Film Festival (2016), Official Selection
  • Long Beach Indie International Film Festival (2016), Winner, “Best of Fest”
  • Orlando Film Festival (2016), Winner, “Best Supporting Actor: Micah Parker”
  • San Diego International Film Festival (2016), Official Selection
  • Scream in the Dark Film Festival (2016), Official Selection
  • Twin Cities Film Fest (2016), Official Selection