A Desert
5.5
A photographer’s road trip takes a dark turn when he befriends a reckless couple, plunging him into a nightmarish neo-noir spiral of unpredictable horror.
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Cast
10 people
David Yow
Harold Palladino
Known for
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
Under the Silver Lake
Kai Lennox
Alex Clark
Known for
Unbelievable
Apartment 143
Sarah Lind
Sam Clark
Known for
Cold Blood
The Exorcism of Molly Hartley
Zachary Ray Sherman
Renny
Known for
Everything Sucks!
90210
Ashley B. Smith
Susie Q
Known for
On Call
Extremity
Rob Zabrecky
The Director
Known for
Boo!
Lost River
S.A. Griffin
Detective Simon
Known for
Cool as Ice
Bill J. Stevens
Gus Jessop
Known for
A Man on the Inside
Alexandra Ryan
Marianne
Also in
Art School Confidential
The O.C.
William Bookston
Motel Clerk
Also in
Just Visiting
Kermit's Swamp Years
Joshua Erkman Director · Bossi Baker Writer Ty Segall Composer
United States release May 2, 2025 · Produced in United States · Production Dark Sky Films, Capes and Fog Productions
Production
Yellow Veil Pictures
Production
Dark Sky Films
Production
Capes and Fog Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 7, 2024
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States · May 2, 2025
Limited theatrical · Unrated
United States
September 28, 2024 · Premiere · Beyond Fest
Australia
November 24, 2025 · Digital
France
April 24, 2025 · Premiere · Toulouse Grindhouse Paradise festival
May 30, 2025 · Digital
Italy
October 24, 2024 · Premiere · NOAM Faenza Film Festival
New Zealand
November 24, 2025 · Digital
Poland
October 30, 2024 · Premiere · Splat!FilmFest International Fantastic Film Festival
Spain
October 6, 2024 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
United Kingdom
August 26, 2024 · Premiere · Frightfest
November 24, 2025 · Digital
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