Directed by
Matthew Hennion
In 1970s Connecticut, two White brothers manipulate their Black accomplices and a small town system to commit a series of crimes under the guise of vigilante justice —culminating in betrayal, murder, and a bombing that no one saw coming.
Genre:
Crime Thriller | Historical Fiction
BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
Overview
Gritty, morally complex, and rooted in 1970s America. Themes of systemic racism, corruption, civil unrest, brotherhood, and patriotism are central.
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Race, Exploitation & Small-Town Corruption: The Pardue brothers use Leon and Cliff as disposable tools, masking self-serving crime under a false banner of Black justice. The cops aren’t evil—just inept, easily manipulated by confidence and whiteness.
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Brotherhood & Betrayal: The duality between Jimmy & John’s bond and Leon & Cliff’s bond is tragic—both sets of brothers mirror each other until one is destroyed
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American Disillusionment: Set in Spring 1970, Danbury captures the emotional fallout of the late 1960s: the assassinations, the Vietnam War, the Beatles’ breakup, and the death of idealism. John and Jimmy Pardue emerge from this chaos as symbols of white conservative rage cloaked in revolutionary rhetoric.
Meet the Team
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Joshua Screen
CLIFF
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS
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John Pardue (27) - Cold, calculated sociopath masked as a polished intellectual. Uses revolutionary language to justify violent selfishness. Pretends he’s helping the oppressed but only helps himself. Patrick Bateman meets Charles Manson.
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Jimmy Pardue (23) - Hot-headed, impulsive, unpredictable. Pleads insanity. Wants brotherly approval, but lashes out easily. Will kill without hesitation if threatened. Collegiate prep with a temper.
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Leon (21) - Street-smart, older-brother energy, protective, skeptical. Understands the danger but is blinded by the promise of real money and justice.
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Cliff (18) - Naive, idealistic, a product of systemic oppression. Believes he is fighting back against the system. Becomes a victim of it instead.
For the sake of privacy and out of respect for the victims, the real identities of Leon and Cliff have been redacted.
