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MONEY
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Shot for just $4.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Ballistic
"A mother's pain, a bullet's purpose."
2026 1h 31m EN
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5.8TMDB Β· 86
ThrillerDrama
Synopsis
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When a soldier's mother discovers the bullet that killed her son in Afghanistan was made at the factory where she works, she sets out on a path of revenge against those responsible.
βA mother's pain, a bullet's purpose.β
Cast
Lena Headey
Nance Redfield
Hamza Haq
Kahlil Nabizada
Amybeth McNulty
Diana
Jordan Kronis
Jesse Redfield
Enrico Colantoni
Rick Barber
Amanda Brugel
Galindo
Chad Faust
SSG Buchanan
Paolo Mancini
Larry Labtech
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Chad Faust
- Writers
- Chad Faust
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada, United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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Released this year β you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
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ERA
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Chad Faust, shot by Kristofer Bonnell. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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Lena Headey and Hamza Haq and Amybeth McNulty carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A mother's pain, a bullet's purpose.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt13165898 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Chad Faust directs. Kristofer Bonnell behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $4.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released this year β you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
- 4Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Chad Faust, shot by Kristofer Bonnell. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Lena Headey and Hamza Haq and Amybeth McNulty carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "A mother's pain, a bullet's purpose.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt13165898 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 86 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kristofer Bonnell
- Runtime
- 91 min Β· 1h 31m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Ballistic (2026)
Also by
Chad Faust
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- FE
Fella Films
CA
BondIt Media Capital
US
Envision Media Arts
US
Key crew
- ProducerThomas Michael
- Executive ProducerDavid Tish
- Executive ProducerLee Nelson
- Executive ProducerRoman Kopelevich
- Executive ProducerCrystal Hill
- ProducerLee Nelson
- ProducerDavid Tish
- CastingMelissa A. Smith
- MusicDillon Baldassero
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- afghanistan war (2001-2021)
- ammunition
- revenge thriller
- grieving mother
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2026-04-17NR
- Digital2026-04-17NR
Also known as
International titles
- ΠΠ·ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½Π°ΡRU
