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Detour

Detour

When you want someone dead, which road would you choose?

20176.31h 37m

Overview

A young law student, grieving for his dying mother, struggles to decide whether he should kill his unfaithful step-father.

Directed by Christopher Smith
Written by Christopher Smith
Produced by Julie Baines, Phil Hunt, Stephen Kelliher
Box Office0Revenue: $2K

Top Cast

Tye Sheridan

Tye Sheridan

Harper James

Bel Powley

Bel Powley

Cherry

Emory Cohen

Emory Cohen

Johnny Ray

Stephen Moyer

Stephen Moyer

Vincent

John Lynch

John Lynch

Frank Malone

Jared Abrahamson

Jared Abrahamson

Paul

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Michael Andrews

Deon Lotz

Deon Lotz

Mr. Parfitt

Reine Swart

Reine Swart

Claire Wiseman

Tamer Burjaq

Tamer Burjaq

Ralph

Themes & Keywords

motherlightlaw student

About Detour

Detour is a thriller, action film released in 2017 exploring themes of mother, light, law student. Directed by Christopher Smith, it stars Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley, Emory Cohen. A young law student, grieving for his dying mother, struggles to decide whether he should kill his unfaithful step-father.

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