Master Gardener (film)

Master Gardener is a 2022 American crime thriller film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, and Quintessa Swindell.

Haunted by his past, Roth finds solace in ritualistic journaling and the fine details of gardening, which he describes as "a belief in the future".

After a few days on the road, Roth begins to open up to Maya and removes his shirt in their motel room, his white supremacist tattoos shocking Maya (unbeknownst to his team of gardeners, Roth is a former white supremacist in witness protection, having betrayed his former associates after refusing to kill a black preacher's wife and daughter).

It was announced in September 2021 that Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver had been cast in the film, written and directed by Paul Schrader.

[8] On February 8, it was announced that two more actors joined the cast, Quintessa Swindell (replacing Zendaya, whom Schrader originally had in mind),[9] and Esai Morales.

The website's consensus reads: "Master Gardener suggests Paul Schrader might need to find a new patch of creative soil to till, but some strong performances make it difficult to dismiss.

[16] "Space and Time", written by S.G. Goodman and performed by Mereba, was nominated for Original Song – Independent Film at the 14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards.