The film stars James Badge Dale as a Confederate soldier who returns home from the American Civil War, bringing his demons back with him.

It also stars Ethan Embry, William Forsythe, Maika Monroe, Rhys Wakefield, Beth Broderick, Ryan O'Nan and Owen Teague.

The Rileys, mourning the loss of wife and mother Mary to illness, eke out a living trapping animals and selling their pelts.

[7] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called it "a gloomy, somewhat underwritten story of two families just after the Civil War, an exploration of the kind of disruption that lingers after fighting on the battlefield is over" but goes on to say "the actors, who include William Forsythe as the McCluskey patriarch, play it with dark vigor.

"[8] Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times wrote "while all the naturalistic overtones might suggest faith-based Terrence Malick, those committed performances keep the film involving, however recognizably those echoes might resonate.

"[10] Truth on Cinema went as far as to call it "a gritty, well-acted masterpiece...rife with stunning imagery and poignant metaphor",[11] Eye For Film called it "a shot across the bows of macho western culture"[12] and Australia's FilmInk Magazine wrote the film was "filled with terrific performances and driven by a poetic script" and "a superb debut by Senes, and promises great things to come.