Blood for Dust – Release News
Kit Harington and Scoot McNairy shine in this thrilling and fun ‘Rocky Mountains noir’ as a pair of accidental criminals who get in way over their heads
Starring
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones, The Eternals, Gunpowder), Scoot McNairy (Argo, 12 Years a Slave, True Detective), Josh Lucas (Yellowstone, American Psycho) and Stephen Dorff (Blade, True Detective).
‘A fun, old-fashioned thriller’
Rogerebert.com
‘A thoroughly enthralling endeavour’
Next Best Picture
‘Tightly wound and absorbing’
Film Threat
‘An array of burnished, lived-in performances from a strong cast and an underlying level of suspense punctuated by gnarly action scenes’
The Hollywood Reporter
‘Breaking Bad meets Fargo’ (Variety) in Blood for Dust, a darkly enthralling noir thriller directed by Rod Blackhurst (Night Swim) and starring the Emmy nominated actor Kit Harington alongside a perfectly cast Scoot McNairy in a career defining lead role. The film is set for its UK debut in January 2025 thanks to 101 Films.
Set against a picturesque Rocky Mountains backdrop, the film delves deep into the murky underworld of drugs and violence. The charismatic leads shine as two ordinary men who find themselves in way over their heads, in a bid to make a buck or two. Blood for Dust never lets up with its thrilling narrative that sees the inept duos’ world spiral from bad to much much worse and will have you gripped to the end.
When traveling salesman Cliff (McNairy) crosses paths with low-level criminal Ricky (Harington), he decides to join forces with him in a bid to earn sone quick cash, to provide for his struggling family…. But it could be the worst decision he’s ever made. When the pair are ordered to transport guns and drugs cross-state for a ruthless Mafia boss (Josh Lucas), they soon realize they’ve bitten off more than they can chew… as they accidentally become embroiled in a whole world of crime and brutal violence.
Then it’s Blood for Dust in an all-out fight for the survival of the smartest…
On digital 13 January 2025
