Before opening in theaters and VOD November 17th through IFC FIlms, Jamie M. Dagg‘s Sweet Virginia will open the Cinepocalypse in Chicago in November 2nd.

Featuring “The Walking Dead” and “Punisher” star Jon Bernthal, the film follows a former rodeo champ with a dark past unknowingly starts a rapport with a young man who has a propensity for disturbing sociopathic violence that has suddenly gripped a small town.

Here’s the film’s official trailer that looks like a twisted, moody, modern-day neo-noir…

In Sweet Virginia:

“A mysterious stranger sends shockwaves through a close-knit community in this nerve-jangling slice of raw suspense. In the wake of a triple murder that leaves the residents of a remote Alaskan outpost on edge, tightly wound drifter Elwood (Christopher Abbott) checks into a motel run by Sam (Jon Bernthal), a former rodeo champion whose imposing physical presence conceals a troubled soul. Bound together by their outsider status, the two men strike up an uneasy friendship—a dangerous association that will set off a new wave of violence and unleash Sam’s darkest demons. Driven by tour de force performances from Christopher Abbott and Jon Bernthal, this precision crafted thriller pulses with an air of quivering dread.”

Jon Bernthal as Sam in SWEET VIRGINIA. Photographer: Keri Anderson.