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Sweetwater

Sweetwater

Revenge is Sweet.

20136.11h 36m

Overview

In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.

Directed by Logan Miller
Written by Andrew McKenzie, Noah Miller, Logan Miller
Produced by Jason Netter, Noah Miller, Logan Miller
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0M0

Top Cast

January Jones

January Jones

Sarah Ramírez

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Prophet Josiah

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Sheriff Cornelius Jackson

Eduardo Noriega

Eduardo Noriega

Miguel Ramírez

Stephen Root

Stephen Root

Hugh

Luce Rains

Luce Rains

Kingfisher

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Madame Bovary

Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean

Daniel

Kathy Lamkin

Kathy Lamkin

Bertha Jean

Vic Browder

Vic Browder

Martin

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipnew mexicoreligious fundamentalismlawman religious cultremote farm19th centuryremote town

About Sweetwater

Sweetwater is a western, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, new mexico, religious fundamentalism, lawman , religious cult, remote farm. Directed by Logan Miller, it stars January Jones, Jason Isaacs, Ed Harris. In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.

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