Our Hero, Balthazar
“Take a shot at friendship.”
Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he's convinced he can stop an act of extreme violence.
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Cast
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Jaeden Martell
Balthazar
Known for
It
Defending Jacob
Asa Butterfield
Solomon
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Sex Education
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Chris Bauer
Beaver
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True Blood
HIS & HERS
Pippa Knowles
Eleanor
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Danny McCarthy
Gore
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Prison Break
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Jennifer Ehle
Nicole
Known for
Fifty Shades of Grey
Lioness
Avan Jogia
Supes
Known for
Victorious
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Bobby Potts
Esteban
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Manifest
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Becky Ann Baker
Elaine
Known for
Freaks and Geeks
Storm of the Century
Anna Baryshnikov
Taylor
Known for
Dickinson
Manchester by the Sea
Angela Hicks
Ms. Long
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Noah Centineo
Antony
Known for
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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Oscar Boyson Director · Ricky Camilleri Writer James William Blades Composer
Worldwide gross $314K · United States release March 27, 2026 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$313,949
Production
Spacemaker Productions
Production
Oh Boy
Production
Curious Gremlin
Production
Arkhum Productions
Production
Giant Leap Media Ventures
Production
Bureau Unknown
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 8, 2025
Premiere · Tribeca Festival
United States · March 27, 2026
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · August 11, 2026
Digital
United States
September 26, 2025 · Premiere · Charlotte Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · New Hampshire Film Festival / Tallgrass Film Festival
April 3, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
April 8, 2026 · Premiere · Yale Student Film Festival
April 10, 2026 · Premiere · Cleveland International Film Festival
April 14, 2026 · Premiere · Phoenix Film Festival
April 17, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Limited expansion
Australia
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
November 28, 2025 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival
May 16, 2026 · Premiere · Brunswick Underground Film Festival
Brazil
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
September 23, 2025 · Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival
October 8, 2025 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Windsor International Film Festival
April 16, 2026 · Premiere · TIFF Next Wave Film Festival
June 8, 2026 · Limited theatrical
France
June 1, 2026 · Digital · Sooner
Indonesia
May 1, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Italy
October 22, 2025 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
November 15, 2025 · Premiere · NOAM Faenza Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 27, 2026 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
August 10, 2026 · Digital
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