A financial whiz returns to save his family from criminals in a gritty Southern noir thriller.
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A financial whiz returns to save his family from criminals in a gritty Southern noir thriller.
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When eldest son Roman Carruthers is summoned home after his father’s car accident, he finds his younger brother, Dante, in debt to dangerous criminals and his sister, Neveah, exhausted from holding the family—and the family business—together. Neveah and their father, who run the Carruthers Crematorium in the run-down central Virginia town of Jefferson Run, see death up close every day. But mortality draws even closer when it becomes clear that the crash that landed their father in a coma was no ...
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Romance & sex
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Moderate sexual content with some explicit scenes, not central to the plot. To sexual assault, including aftermath themes.
Violence & gore
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Extreme graphic violence, including torture and brutal scenes like curb stomps.
Profanity
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Frequent and strong profanity throughout the narrative.
Substance use
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Major themes of addiction and substance use, portrayed as cautionary.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Moderate focus on economic disenfranchisement and racial inequality themes.
Self-harm / suicide
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Moderate depiction of suicidal ideation, not central but present.
Abuse & suffering
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Frequent themes of child abuse, systemic suffering, and family trauma. To sexual assault, including aftermath themes.
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