Jim Mickle’s COLD IN JULY Trailer Starring Michael C. Hall

The first trailer has been released for the upcoming thriller Cold in July, which stars Michael C. Hall as a man who kills an intruder in his home, only to be hunted by the man’s father played by Sam Shepard.  Based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale, the film is directed by Jim Mickle, whose previous works include Stake Land and We Are What We Are.

IFC is releasing Cold in July in theaters May 23rd.  Hit the jump to check out the trailer and synopsis.

On a hot Texas summer night in 1989, family man Richard Dane (Dexter’s Michael C. Hall) awakens to the sound of a burglar breaking into his home. In a panic, he shoots the intruder dead—but this nightmare is only just beginning. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when the burglar’s ex-con father, Ben (Sam Shepard), rolls into town; hell-bent on revenge. However, not all is as it seems. Misled by the cops and desperate for answers, Richard embarks on an increasingly berserk, bloodstained quest to discover what really happened that night. The plot twists pile up faster than the body count in this blistering mystery of vengeance and vice, directed by Jim Mickle (Stake Land, We Are What We Are) with scene-stealing performances from Sam Shepard and Don Johnson as a pair of Texan badasses. Based on the novel by Joe R. Lansdale.