Based on Michael Farris Smith’s celebrated novel, Oscar winner Mel Gibson and Garrett Hedlund star in the Southern noir thriller DESPERATION ROAD about the lethal combination of revenge, redemption and justice. The film by first time director Nadine Crocker and also starring Willa Fitzgerald will be available in select theaters, on demand and digital October 6 from Lionsgate.
SYNOPSIS
In a small Mississippi town, justice and the law are two very different things. Academy Award Winner Mel Gibson (Braveheart), Garret Hedlund (TRON: Legacy), and Willa Fitzgerald (Scream: The TV Series) star in a modern noir thriller based on the acclaimed novel by Michael Farris Smith about two lost souls tortured by the mistakes of their past and bound by a secret that keeps them running.
