In 1977, struggling Indianapolis businessman Tony Kiritsis storms the offices of the mortgage company he believes cheated him out of a lucrative land deal and takes mortgage broker Richard Hall hostage. Armed with a sawn-off shotgun connected to a “dead man’s switch,” Tony demands $5 million and a personal apology from the company’s CEO. Director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Elephant) transforms this strange and fascinating true story into a tense, darkly comic thriller, featuring captivating performances from Bill Skarsgård, Colman Domingo, and Al Pacino.

Reviews

With terrific chutzpah, black-comic flair and cool, cruel unsentimentality, screenwriter Austin Kolodney and director Gus Van Sant have made a true-crime suspense thriller… tapping into the spirit of both Sidney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon and Network.’
★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

‘Beyond the guilty laughs, authentically beige ’70s period detail and news reportage aesthetic, there’s an offbeat anti-capitalist folk tale here that will strike a chord in the current moment.’
★★★★ Philip De Semlyen, Time Out