Jim Mickle’s COLD IN JULY Starring Michael C. Hall Gets a May Release Date

IFC Film announced a May 23rd release date for Jim Mickle‘s 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 was well received at its premiere at Sundance earlier this year.  Mickle’s previous film We Are What We Are landed on my top horror films of 2013, so I’m definitely interested in checking this one out.

IFC will be releasing Cold in July in theaters and VOD, hit the break to check out the full synopsis.
 

How can a split-second decision change your life? While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane (Michael C. Hal) puts a bullet in the brain of low-life burglar Freddy Russell. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father, Ben (Sam Shepard), rolls into town, hell-bent on revenge.
 
Michael C. Hall brings a shell-shocked vulnerability to his portrayal of Dane that contrasts perfectly with the grizzled badasses portrayed by Sam Shepard and Don Johnson. Directed with an excellent eye for the visual poetry of noir by Jim Mickle (We Are What We Are), this pulpy, southern-fried mystery is a throwback to an older breed of action film, one where every punch and shotgun blast opens up both physical and spiritual wounds. Twists and turns accelerate as the film reaches its inevitable destination: a gore-soaked dead end. Cold in July is as muggy, oppressive, and hard to shake as an east Texas summer.