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Stars: Joseph Gray, Chris Bylsma, Nick Saxton, Joseph Bezenek, Tiffany Cornwell, Megan Hensley, Charles O’Haver, Christine Weber, Vanessa Gamble | Written by Charlie Griak, Daniel Bielinski | Directed by Charlie Griak

End of the Rope, directed by Charlie Griak, is a crime mystery film set in 1931 North Dakota. The narrative centres on the sudden disappearance of a family in the small town of Schafer, leading to suspicion falling upon Charles Bannon, a farmhand with a dubious reputation. The film delves into the community’s quest for justice, culminating in the state’s last recorded lynching.​

One of the film’s standout features is its commitment to authenticity. The production team utilized historic sites, such as the Schafer Jail and the Fairview Lift Bridge, to ground the story in its true historical context. This attention to detail is evident in the set designs and locations, which effectively transport viewers to the era.​

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2024 was one of the best years in memory for the Western genre. There were excellent and accurate Westerns like The Dead Don't Hurt, The Settlers, and The Thicket, expensive, bloated epics like Horizon: An American Saga, fun genre-benders like The Last Stop at Yuma County and Place of Bones, and interesting true stories like End of the Rope and The Night They Came Home. It seems like the trend is continuing, with the first great series of 2025 being a barn-storming historical Western with unforgettable performances. American Primeval is a phenomenal Netflix series with enough action, intrigue, history, and artistry to please nearly everybody.

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South African born SAG Award nominee Stelio Savante, also known as ‘Ajax’ in the Call Of Duty video game series and ‘Moses’ in the historical world-wide hit biblical series The Chosen, is starring in key roles in three upcoming films, all based on true stories. Sarah’s Oil, Between Borders, and Hazel.

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Based on a true story from North Dakota, on the last known lynching in the state, End of the Rope by Charlie Griak is a cruel showcase of pent-up anger in a large number of people. Adapted from Dennis Edward Johnson’s novel of the same title, Griak does a wonderful job at portraying McKenzie County and what unfolded there in 1931. Barring the extended length of the film, this historical drama is a captivating insight into the events that took place.

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What happens in the movie?

CA Jacobson, the sheriff of the small town of Schafer, North Dakota, loses his two daughters when his house catches fire. The townsfolk believe that the only person present there at that time, the farmhand Charles Bannon, set the fire. CA drowned in the grief and decided to step down from his Sheriff duties to start a secluded life as a farmer alongside his wife Sara.

Your browser does not support the video tag. End of the Rope sheds light on North Dakota's last lynching in a tense Western thriller that historians of that specific place and era have lauded. The film follows the growing anger after the disappearance of a farm family, which remains a disturbing mystery. Directed by Charlie Griak, with Joseph Gray as Sheriff Jacobson, this film intertwines the dusty cowboy aesthetics of Westerns with a relevant history lesson.

"In the early morning hours of January 29, 1931, a mob broke into the small stone jail at Schafer, North Dakota, and seized Charles Bannon. The mob hanged Bannon from a nearby bridge. It was North Dakota's last lynching," reads Mike Hagburg's piece on the history of North Dakota courts. The story is now being told in the tense Western thriller, End of the Rope, which will be released on demand and on digital platforms May 17. It's a dusty,...

“End of the Rope” is a new ‘Old West’ thriller, directed by Charlie Griak, starring Joseph Gray, Chris Bylsma, Joseph Bezenek, Nick Saxton, Tiffany Cornwell, Megan Hensely, Christine Weber and Charles O’Haver, releasing May 17, 2024:

“…’Sheriff CA Jacobson’ and ‘States Attorney Sam Taylor’ try to find out what happened to the ‘Haven Family’.

“When accusations turn to the Haven’s troubled farmhand ‘Charles Bannon’, the two not only have to solve a potential murder but try to hold a whole town together that seems dangerously set on vengeance…”

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Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Franni Rae Cash Cain (formerly of ‘We The Kingdom’) is continuing her on-camera career after wrapping her role in the Christmas musical ‘Carol’.

Cash Cain has joined the cast of the survival thriller Hazel. She joins an ensemble cast led by Laurie Fortier (The Walking Dead), SAG award nominee Stelio Savante (Nefarious), and Madelyn Dundon (Getting Grace).

Hazel is written and directed by Daniel Bielinski (Sanctified, End Of The Rope) for Canticle Productions.

Based on the true story of Hazel Miner, the synopsis reads as follows:

A gentle March snowfall suddenly transforms into a furious blizzard. The Miner children, Hazel (Madelyn Dundon), Emmet, and Myrdith; struggle to make it home from school as they become lost in the blinding wind and snow. As their parents (Stelio Savante and Laurie Fortier) and friends hunt desperately for the lost children, Hazel must keep her younger siblings alive in the face of impossible odds.

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Starring: Lauren Last, Lewi Dawson, Joe Romeo, Chris Asimos, Joni Ayton-Kent, Stanley Browning, Lisa Fanto Director: Alice Maio Mackay Writers: Alice Maio Mackay, Benjamin Pahl Robinson Release Date: March 5, 2024 from Dark Star Pictures

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Laurie Fortier (The Walking Dead) has joined SAG award nominee Stelio Savante (Nefarious), Madelyn Dundon (Getting Grace), David Reardon (Running The Bases), Timothy Goodwin (Promising Young Woman), and Todd Terry (Breaking Bad) in the cast of the survival thriller Hazel written and directed by Daniel Bielinski (Sanctified, End Of The Rope) for Canticle Productions.

Based on the true story of Hazel Miner, the synopsis reads as follows:

A gentle March snowfall suddenly transforms into a furious blizzard. The Miner children, Hazel (Madelyn Dundon), Emmet, and Myrdith; struggle to make it home from school as they become lost in the blinding wind and snow. As their parents (Stelio Savante and Laurie Fortier) and friends hunt desperately for the lost children, Hazel must keep her younger siblings alive in the face of impossible odds.

Hazel is being filmed in North Dakota, and is produced by Daniel Bielinski, Dave Diebel, Carson Nordgaard, and J Brockton Holbert.

Laurie Fortier (The Walking Dead) has joined SAG award nominee Stelio Savante (Nefarious), Madelyn Dundon (Getting Grace), David Reardon (Running The Bases), Timothy Goodwin (Promising Young Woman), and Todd Terry (Breaking Bad) in the cast of the survival thriller Hazel written and directed by Daniel Bielinski (Sanctified, End Of The Rope) for Canticle Productions.

Based on the true story of Hazel Miner, the synopsis reads as follows:

A gentle March snowfall suddenly transforms into a furious blizzard. The Miner children, Hazel (Madelyn Dundon), Emmet, and Myrdith; struggle to make it home from school as they become lost in the blinding wind and snow. As their parents (Stelio Savante and Laurie Fortier) and friends hunt desperately for the lost children, Hazel must keep her younger siblings alive in the face of impossible odds.

Hazel is being filmed in North Dakota, and is produced by Daniel Bielinski, Dave Diebel, Carson Nordgaard, and J Brockton Holbert.