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RUNTIME
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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Desert Dawn
"There is no turning back."
2025 1h 29m EN
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6.3
MID
★6.3TMDB · 70
ActionCrimeMysteryThriller
Synopsis
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A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.
“There is no turning back.”
Cast
Kellan Lutz
Luke Easton
Cam Gigandet
John Sites
Chad Michael Collins
Jack Danes
Texas Battle
Sal Read
Mike Ferguson
Ezra Craft
Mike Wolfe
Judge Thompson
Niko Foster
Jim Barnes
Helena Haro
Cheyenne Gomez
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Marty Murray
- Writers
- Johnny Walters, Johnny Martin Walters, Chad Law
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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ERA
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Released last year.
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CAST
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Kellan Lutz and Cam Gigandet and Chad Michael Collins carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "There is no turning back.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt27611143 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Marty Murray directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Released last year.
- 4Kellan Lutz and Cam Gigandet and Chad Michael Collins carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "There is no turning back.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt27611143 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 89 min · 1h 29m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Marty Murray
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Premiere Entertainment Group
US
- AL
Al Bravo Films
US
Key crew
- ProducerAl Bravo
- Executive ProducerMehrab H. Deboo
- Executive ProducerCarlos Rincon
- ProducerElías Axume
- Casting DirectorJustin Nesbitt
- Co-ProducerJustin Nesbitt
- Executive ProducerJason Abustan
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2025-05-16R
- Digital2025-05-16R
