Meskada (2010)

Small-town detective Noah Cordin is called to solve a juvenile homicide that occurred during a home burglary in his affluent town of Hilliard. The dead boy's mother, Allison Connor, is a ... See full summary »

Director:

Josh Sternfeld

Writer:

Josh Sternfeld

Stars:

Nick Stahl, Rachel Nichols, Kellan Lutz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nick Stahl	...	Noah Cordin
Rachel Nichols	...	Leslie Spencer
Kellan Lutz	...	Eddie Arlinger
Jonathan Tucker	...	Shane Loakin
Grace Gummer	...	Nat Collins
Laura Benanti	...	Allison Connor
James McCaffrey	...	Billy Burns
Michael Cerveris	...	Terrence Lindy
Norman Reedus	...	Dennis Burrows
David Aaron Baker	...	DA Russ Winston
Michael Sirow	...	Daniel Hartfield
Kerry Bishé	...	Emily Cordin
Rebecca Henderson	...	Lyla Burrows
Kathy Searle	...	Jane Hartfield
Charlie Tahan	...	Keith Burrows

Storyline

Small-town detective Noah Cordin is called to solve a juvenile homicide that occurred during a home burglary in his affluent town of Hilliard. The dead boy's mother, Allison Connor, is a member of the Meskada County Board of Commissioners, and a powerful woman in Hilliard; and the entire township rallies together in solidarity - to support her and Detective Cordin's efforts to find the killers.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title

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Taglines:

Some crimes find their criminals

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violence and a scene of sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

As Blood Runs Deep

Filming Locations:

Catskill, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aliquot Films, Deerjen Films, Four of a Kind Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Meskada County is supposedly a fictitious county in a Midwestern U.S. state (probably bordering Ohio), yet an apology letter addressed to the fictitious city of Hilliard incorrectly cites a Canadian province abbreviation (MB for Manitoba) with the fictitious U.S. postal code 21243. Even if the movie were theoretically set in Manitoba, the postal code format is wrong for a Canadian province--U.S. ZIP codes are generally 5 digits (like the 21243 example), whereas Canadian postal codes are 6 alphanumeric characters (example: one of Winnipeg, MB's postal codes is R2C 1G6).

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.45 (2010)

User Reviews

This film has you tense and guessing all the way through

Quite frankly, I did not expect much of this film, particularly after I saw a score of 5.0 on IMDb.

Throughout the film you keep asking yourself "where is this going to" and each time, as the film goes on, you get more of a surprise and the tension increases a notch.

Throughout the film I kept thinking "Winter's Bone". This film reminds me a lot of "Winter's Bone", and they were both made in 2010, but at the same time this film is quite different, but still about small town and small community secrets all the same.

The acting is top class, and the direction flawless. No film stars on show but they're not needed - this is top class entertainment from little known actors (not for long) and it is top direction too.

Watch it - you won't regret it.