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A couple off for a romantic weekend in the mountains are accosted by a biker gang. Alone in the mountains, Brea and John must defend themselves against the gang, who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.


“Wrong place. Wrong crime.”
A widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realizes that she is the young girl's only hope.

Emma Thompson
Barb

Judy Greer
Purple Lady

Marc Menchaca
Camo Jacket

Laurel Marsden
Leah

Gaia Wise
Young Barb

Cúán Hosty-Blaney
Young Karl

Dalton Leeb
Younger Hunter

Lloyd Hutchinson
Lawyer

Brían F. O'Byrne
Tall Hunter
Paul Hamilton
Old Karl
Dead of Winter is a thriller, action film released in 2025 exploring themes of kidnapping, minnesota, fisherman, snow, cabin, kurdistan. Directed by Brian Kirk, it stars Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca. A widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realizes that she is the young girl's only hope.
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