Brutal Season

Brutal Season
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Directed by	Gavin Fields
Written by	Gavin Fields
Produced by	Shelby Grady Roger M. Mayer Gavin Fields
Starring	Colleen Madden James Ridge Markwood Fields Shelby Grady Houston Settle Moses Jones Shuler Hensley
Cinematography	Steven Carmona
Edited by	James T. Cernero
Music by	Andrew Burke
Production company	Lil Cowboy Films
Distributed by	1091 Pictures
Release date	September 22, 2022 (Fantastic Fest) October 10, 2023 (United States)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Budget	$130,000 est.

Brutal Season is a 2022 independent neo-noir suspense thriller written, and directed by Gavin Fields. It's ensemble cast stars Colleen Madden, Houston Settle, Markwood Fields, Shelby Grady, James Ridge, and Shuler Hensley. Produced by Shelby Grady, Roger Mayer, with original music by Andrew Burke and cinematography by Steven Carmona. Set in 1948 Red Hook New York; it's plot follows the Trouth's, a family with little income, few prospects and the hottest summer on record. When their estranged son returns after an absence of many years, the family's fragile dynamic begins to collapse. A sudden death in the family, the promise of a life insurance payout, and the resulting fallout explore each family member's own truth. It is the feature film directorial debut of Gavin Fields.

The film finds its footing in classic American Theater with the entire story taking place in the Trouth's cramped apartment. It can be compared to other classic American Movies like Alfred Hitchcock's, Rope (1948) and Elia Kazan's, A Steetcar Named Desire (1951).