The Retrieval (2013)

Directed by

Chris Eska

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 54 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the American Civil War, a Black boy named Will is forced to work for a bounty hunter gang. He is sent to trick a Black Union soldier named Nate into coming south to be killed. As they travel together, Will begins to see Nate as a father figure and struggles with his mission.

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What happens

The Retrieval is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Chris Eska. The film stars Ashton Sanders, Tishuan Scott, Keston John, Bill Oberst Jr., Christine Horn and Alfonso Freeman. The film was released on April 2, 2014, by Variance Films. The film centers around Will, a Black boy during the American Civil War, and Nate— a Black Union soldier who is the target of bounty hunters. Will has been forcibly pressed into a bounty hunter gang, because his age and assumed innocence are useful in luring unsuspecting targets in. He plots to deliver Nate from up North down to a prearranged location in the South for his gang to kill Nate, but along the way he struggles with this decision as Nate becomes more of a father figure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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