“The Retrieval” Trailer — Acclaimed Slavery-era Drama starring rising actor Tishuan Scott

source:   theretrieval.com, trailers.apple.com, youtube.com

added: Fri, Feb 28th '14

Writer-director Chris Eska's acclaimed Civil War-era drama, "The Retrieval," has won a handful of festival awards last year, including 2013 SXSW's Breakthrough Performance for Tishuan Scott, who stars as an ex-runaway slave-turned-Union gravedigger tricked into traveling back to the South by a young slave boy (Ashton Sanders) who is secretly working under the orders of a ruthless white bounty hunter (Bill Oberst Jr).

It's the first leading role for Scott, and his standout performance will likely serve as a great calling card for other projects -- and not to mention the work of filmmaker Chris Eska, who has only written and directed one other feature film (2007's August Evening) prior to this one. Check out their critically-lauded handiwork in the newly-released trailer for the slow-burning indie, which is hitting theaters this spring, on April 2nd.

synopsis:
On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted freedman and bring him back to the South, but as they begin to form an unexpected bond, the boy must face a gut-wrenching decision.

directed by   Chris Eska

starring   Tishuan Scott, Ashton Sanders, Keston John, Bill Oberst Jr., Christine Horn

release date   April 25, 2014