Written and directed by Adam Jack (The Lurker), Jackknife is a racially charged thriller in which two young black siblings become fugitives when an assault by a drifter ends with the death of their attacker.
The film stars Tivon Charles, Payton Mills, Erica Sherwood, Douglas Vermeeren, Thain Wesley, Dillon Parnell, Marc Rico Ludwig, Red Carlsen, Evan Lewis Dolinski and Michael James.
Jackknife is on worldwide VOD from April 29th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
A chilling thriller with dramatic intensity, Jackknife follows a young Black brother and sister whose peaceful afternoon of fishing takes a terrifying turn when they are attacked in the woods by a drifter. In a desperate struggle to defend themselves, the brother fatally wounds their assailant with a jackknife—setting off a chain of events that will change their lives forever.
