
King of the Ants(2004)
A young drifter, struggling to makes ends meet, accepts a job to kill a prominent accountant. When he isn't paid for the hit, revenge is now his path.


A suicidal artist goes into the desert, where he finds his doppelgänger, a homicidal drifter.

Garrett Hedlund
Thomas

Oscar Isaac
Jack

Louise Bourgoin
Milly

Walton Goggins
Jim

Mark Wahlberg
Norman

Dania Ramirez
Detective Beaumont

Fran Kranz
Bob

Matt Jones
Louis

Anna Margaret Hollyman
Estate Lawyer

Del Zamora
Indian Manager
Mojave is a thriller, action, adventure film released in 2016 exploring themes of artist, drifter, desert. Directed by William Monahan, it stars Garrett Hedlund, Oscar Isaac, Louise Bourgoin. A suicidal artist goes into the desert, where he finds his doppelgänger, a homicidal drifter.
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