Grace Point (2023) Movie Script
1
I know it looks a little out there,
but try and keep an open mind.
-Could be worse.
-Could it?
-Could be in jail, or dead.
-Right.
Well lucky me, huh?
You are lucky, wise guy.
Okay, if Mitch hadn't put in a good
word for you with the DA,
we'd be taking a very
different ride now, Brandon.
Look, your deadbeat friends
aren't going anywhere.
I think they'll be right where
you left 'em when you get back.
Such a dick.
What?
Said I hope I don't get dope sick.
Yeah.
Also, I have to piss,
so how far are we?
Maybe an hour.
Cool, well, I'm prepared to piss my pants
if we don't pull over soon.
Classy.
I'll stop at the next gas station, okay?
Thanks.
There's nowhere for
me to swipe my Amex.
I've gotta go in.
Can I just go in the woods?
Just come inside.
Be sure to wash your hands.
Hey, can I get a pack of reds?
You 18?
Are you serious?
You need to be 18
to purchase nicotine.
Yeah, I know that.
I don't--
You can relax,
I'm just messing with you.
Oh. Okay.
You said reds, right?
Yeah.
Am I super boring or something?
Sorry, I just, some bum's
been loitering all day.
Four dollars and 32 cents.
I don't need change.
Thanks.
Rehab?
What tipped you off?
I think your dad
said something about it.
Of course.
And you're not the first rich kid
to stop in on their way.
-Rich kid, huh?
-Yeah.
Nice car, new face.
It's a small town.
Oh, I noticed that.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
-And you live here?
-Yep.
Welcome to Grace Point.
You know much about the rehab?
I stay far away from that place.
Why is that?
Because it attracts a
certain type of person.
Well, I heard it was like
pretty much summer camp,
kumbaya bullshit, so
I wouldn't know. I'm not a druggy.
-But good luck with that.
-Oh, thanks.
Thanks.
Sophie.
I'm Brando.
That's a cool name.
Oh, come on.
Brandon, come on.
Oh, your daddy's callin' you.
Maybe I'll see you around.
Maybe I'll see
you on your way back.
Brando.
You ain't got no right
to have no attitude towards me
'cause you got some fancy watch.
Brandon, in the car.
Oh what, you all just
gonna ignore me now?
Maybe you need to be
taught some respect.
I can see you do.
What'd that guy want?
He was eyeing my watch.
Seriously?
This thing will be
yours someday when I'm gone.
Oh, please don't smoke in here.
You're seriously gonna get
on me about this right now?
What the hell's the
matter with you, Brandon?
What the hell is the
matter with you, Winston?
It's a cigarette!
Sometimes.
-Sometimes what?
-Sometimes I'm glad your mom isn't here
to see you like this.
I'm sorry, Brandon.
I didn't mean it like that, I'm sorry.
-Oh shit.
-What?
Oh shit, shit, hold on.
-What?
-Look.
Alright, I can pull off up here.
Hold on a second.
Let me check the hood.
Check the hood?
What, are you a mechanic?
There might be somebody
inside who can help, wise guy.
Look around, there's
no one here. Let me help.
Just stay there, okay?
Cars whizzing past.
Whizzing past,
where do you think we are?
We're in the middle of nowhere.
There's no one here.
Dad!
Brandon, run! Run!
Go go go, cut him off!
Shit.
Shit, shit, shit.
Shit!
Whoa whoa.
Take it easy. Take it easy.
Come with us
and we'll go get help.
Your daddy's gonna be all right.
But he's hurt.
Bad.
There's no time for games.
Alright, we can get him to the hospital.
But we're gonna need that
little video you made.
Come on.
Let's get your
old man some help.
Oh shit.
Come on.
Hey, hey!
Hello, hey, I need help.
Hello?
Oh shit.
Come on.
Hello!
Anyone?!
Hello?
Come on.
Oh, my God.
Hello?
Stay back, man.
Just be cool, okay?
We'll be alright.
Just be cool.
Do you have a phone that works?
Come on, I need help, dude.
Is there anybody that
can help me, man? Please.
I gotta find my dad, alright?
Is there a police station?
Is there something?
Is there anywhere I can go?
Go through the woods.
The woods. That's Thanks.
Oh, my God!
Oh!
Oh, Jesus Christ.
Hey hey hey.
-Stay the hell away from me.
-You're okay.
You're okay. Here you go.
No no no, stay away.
It's just water.
Alright? Just drink that.
I found you knocked out.
You've been asleep
for about 15 hours.
Oh.
My name's William Cutter,
but you can call me Cut.
My name's Brandon.
It's gonna sound like
a weird question,
but do you have any
alcohol or any pills?
No.
Nothing?
I've got some aspirin.
That's not gonna help me, man,
I'm a
I'm going through withdrawals.
You break outta that rehab up there?
No, we were on our way, my dad and I.
These
Oh shit.
My phone, man.
Oh shit.
Do you have my phone? Do
you know where my phone is?
Yeah, I got your phone.
Watch this.
Brandon, run!
Run!
Does that man know
you made that video?
Yeah.
I can't have nothin'
more to do with you.
-What?
-I said,
I ain't gonna have nothin'
more to do with you.
What do you mean? I just showed you
a video of my dad being shot.
You gotta help me.
No, I ain't gonna help you.
This guy
This is evidence.
You gotta take us to
the town, to Grace Point,
someone will help us.
No.
What do you mean, no?
I mean, there ain't
nobody gonna help.
The man in that
video's name's Luther.
I don't want no part of that.
What about the rehab?
That place is 12 miles
that way, and it ain't easy.
I can run 12 miles.
That man's gonna
be lookin' for you.
I don't give a shit.
What do you want me to do,
just not go look for my dad?
Let me give you
some food or something.
What about this knife, can I have this?
Hey, no!
Don't touch that.
Shit.
Brando.
Brando.
Brando.
Sophie?
What are you doing here?
Just don't run, okay?
What are you talking about?
Over here!
Sorry, Brando.
Stop.
Sophie, Sophie.
Let me get his phone first.
I'm sorry.
Got it.
On your knees, boy.
Close your eyes.
Go!
Let's go!
Let's go!
Get the phone!
Hey hey hey hey girl,
sit down or I'ma dump you.
What are we doing?
What are you doing?
You got that weapon I gave you?
The gun?
No, man, I thought you were
gonna hold it. I'm sorry.
What do we do, what?
What are we doing?
Staying alive, but not
making a bunch of noise
and leaving a bunch of tracks.
You wanna stay here and die? Do it.
What, are we gonna outrun 'em on foot?
No, we're gonna outsmart 'em.
Hold up.
Hold up!
I don't feel good, bro.
I don't care, if you vomit,
they're gonna be on us
like flies on a dead body.
I'm trying.
Look, we get up over here,
we can swim across
the briar pond,
we'll camp there overnight,
and then it should be
flat ground from there.
Even you ought to be
able to handle that.
Surprised those
guys haven't caught us yet.
If they do, it ain't
gonna be like last time.
Ain't nobody gonna
swoop in and save you.
Makes me feel good.
Maybe you wanna die.
What?
Maybe you wanna die.
Look at you.
Oh.
Keep up.
Hey.
Why did you come back for me?
I don't know.
I guess maybe
you was worth savin'.
It's something, ain't it?
It's pretty.
I was just remembering
the last time I was here.
I was with someone.
Was it your family?
We're gonna lay low
here for a little bit,
then we're gonna make our move.
Gonna swim across.
Across this lake?
Why don't we just go around it?
'Cause that'd be the
best way to get caught.
There's a mine shaft
right on the other side
that's been abandoned.
It runs under the whole town.
We can camp in there.
Nobody will see us.
You swim?
-Yep.
-That's good.
'Cause I might need some help.
-You don't swim?
-No, I do, but
I still got some shrapnel in
me, so it might get tough.
You have shrapnel in you, but
you don't have painkillers?
Sometimes it's good
to feel the pain.
It helps you tell the
difference between what's real
and what's just in your head.
There ain't no gettin'
away from pain, Brandon.
So it's best you
just face it head-on.
You're gonna have to trust me.
I'm a little low on trust, man.
Well, well you know what
they say about the problem
with believing in nothin'?
Is you can fall for anything.
You sound like my dad.
Hold up, hold up.
-Are there snakes in here?
-Yep.
Damn it.
Hold up, I can't do this.
What do you mean
you can't do it?
I mean my whole body's cramping.
-Evade the pain, let's go.
-My legs are cramping.
You got it.
Come on. I got you.
Just gotta keep movin'.
I know it ain't easy,
but you gotta keep movin'.
Look here, if we make
it to those trees,
tunnel's on the other
side of that, okay?
I know it hurts, but you
don't gotta do it alone.
-We'll do it.
-Okay.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
Come on.
Come on. Here.
We're almost there.
Come on.
Oh man, it's freezing.
-Here.
-Oh.
Should warm you up 'til
the fire gets bigger.
-Thank you.
-Yep.
You in the Marines?
The Army for 12 years.
I was in Iraq for three years.
Shit, that's a long time.
Yep.
Must have seen some crazy shit.
Yep.
I still see some crazy shit.
I'm workin' on it.
That makes me super stoked
to be in a tunnel alone with you.
Do we have any food?
-They should be dry.
-Oh.
You know what I would kill for
right now is a cheeseburger.
I wish we had us some
fish we could cook up.
You ever catch a fish?
No.
Never? Dad never took
you fishin' or nothin'?
No, he's not much
of an outdoors, man.
Unless you count golf.
We did do that.
Do you ever golf?
No.
That's not surprising.
Oh.
You got a family, man?
I mean, not to be nosy, but I saw a photo
back at your place of
some kids and a girl.
Yeah, it was my
ex-wife and my son.
-You got a kid?
-Yep.
Does he ever come visit you?
No, he don't visit no more.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Gotta be lonely.
Yeah, I got used to it.
On the bright side, you got those voices
in your head to keep you company.
That's a smile.
Well, I guess that's
the bright side.
Yeah.
You pretty close to your old man?
No, not really.
We're pretty different.
Both stubborn though,
we have that in common.
I think that's probably
why we butt heads so much.
Especially about
-my life choices.
-Drugs and all that?
Sure, yeah.
He tried everything, man.
I'll say that.
I'm not sure how
how well it all worked out.
At least he tried.
I can't stop thinking
about this thing, man.
I don't know why my dad and I
had to stop at that gas station.
We coulda just kept goin'.
Life can be very cruel
sometimes, Brandon.
You make a wrong
decision, wrong turn
whole thing goes off the rails.
Thanks for
coming back for me, man.
Trade me real quick.
I'm gonna go get some
more wood for that fire.
Do you need any help?
No, you just sit tight.
You try to get some sleep.
We got a lot of
walkin' to do tomorrow.
Oh shit.
Cutter!
Cutter.
Oh my!
Oh shit.
We've been lookin' for this.
Good thing your little video
can't reach the
cloud from out here.
You scared, son?
I haven't found a boy
like you in a while.
You killed my dad.
A fire burns within you. I like it.
I really, really like that.
I knew.
Save your energy though, boy.
'Cause you're gonna need it.
-Take him.
-Yes sir.
-I'll be there shortly.
-Move.
Move!
Get up.
Sorry, man.
Get the
hell away from me.
Brandon, I didn't
want no part of this.
I don't have much choice.
What happened to you?
It's nothing, I'm fine.
It happens around here.
Did he hit you?
Here.
I'm gonna ask you something,
and can you be honest
with me for once?
Yeah, I can.
Where's my dad?
I don't know,
I don't know, Brandon, I'm sorry.
I don't know.
I'm gonna find him.
Dead or alive, I'm gonna find him.
Well, you can't
find him stuck in here.
No shit.
You need to listen to me.
Why do you wanna help
me all of a sudden?
I'm so tired of Grace Point,
Brandon, I'm tired of it.
But I need you to
tell me something.
What?
If you did get outta here,
where would you go?
Probably rehab.
You gotta have phones, people.
Why don't you take me with you?
Please.
Please.
Why would I trust you?
You don't have an option, do you?
Do you have a plan?
What are you two talkin' about?
Nothin', I'm just
keeping him company is all.
I guess we're known by
the company we keep, huh?
I mean, let me be with the boy.
Yes, sir.
I take care of many
people here, Brandon.
Provide food, shelter, security.
You may think I'm a monster.
Maybe I'm more like a savior.
What do you want with me?
I wanna make you happy.
Open up his door.
Give us a minute of privacy.
You got it, boss.
Come on. Take a seat.
It's alright, take a seat.
Everything you could ever want
everything you could
ever need is right here.
Even Sophie.
Look, nobody bothers us out here.
No parents, no school,
no law, no responsibility.
Hell, you could get high all
day long if you wanted to.
Everything you ever wanted.
What's so special about me?
Nothin'.
Isn't that the point?
You never did feel like
you belonged, did you?
Always felt different and outcast.
Could never truly be yourself.
Your old man, he ever really get you?
You ever really know
who you really were?
He doesn't get that craving
you have deep down inside you.
I mean, hell, he dragged you
all the way up here, and why?
To help you? Or to
clear his conscience?
'Cause he wasn't there for you
when you really needed him.
He wasn't there to protect
your mother neither.
How do you know about my mom?
I read about your family.
What happened to you.
Who are you?
A friend, if you let me be.
It's okay.
It's okay.
Just give us a chance here, son.
It's okay.
It's okay.
Oh shit.
Cutter?
Cutter?
Oh.
How you holdin' up?
You stole my dad's watch.
You on Luther's payroll too?
No, I'm not.
Bullshit. I found
the watch in your bag, man.
Found a watch on my
property stuck in the mud,
so I picked it up.
I didn't know it was his.
Don't judge me by
my worst mistake.
What did you just say?
I just, I'm sayin', just principally,
don't judge me by
my worst mistake.
My dad used to say that.
'Bout my mom.
What did he do to your mom?
Nothing, it was about her.
She died in a car
accident, a drunk driver.
I hate to hear that, Brandon.
They ever catch the drunk?
It was her. She hit a
tree and it killed her.
And my dad used to say,
"Don't judge her by her worst mistake."
But of course, I did, man, I hated her,
for leaving me like that.
And I hated him.
And I hated myself.
What'd you hate yourself for?
For not being
enough of a reason
for her to stop drinking.
You know, you can make
a decision to stop that,
right now.
My God, I wished I'd
stopped it a long time ago.
Messed up! You messed up, boy!
Messed up.
Good thing I had this
little dish towel
to wipe my face off with.
Just let him go, man,
he had nothin' to do with this.
Oh, he had nothin' to do with it
until he started helping you
and hurting one of my men.
Now he has everything
to do with it.
So I've got a choice for
you, and it's a doozy.
Life or death?
Stay here and get
high as Heaven allows,
you forget your father,
you forget this kook,
and you become a
part of my family.
Or, you don't.
And I will let him live, Brandon.
I truly will, I promise you that.
But if he lives, you die. That's the deal.
Don't listen to a word
that comes outta his mouth.
Shut up!
Shut up!
Shut up.
Shut up.
I will let you be alone
with your thoughts.
I look forward to
learning your choice, son.
I'll leave this here with you.
In case you decide to make
that choice for him,
and hang yourself with it.
It smells like shit anyway.
Come on, Ricky.
I'm not worth it.
I'm not worth saving, man.
I'm not worth shit.
Your dad seemed to think
you was worth savin'.
Oh shit.
Cutter? Listen to me, man.
We're gonna get out of here.
I don't know how, but we're
gonna get out of here.
Okay?
Weren't you in the
Army or some shit?
We can fight these guys.
We can do something.
I don't know if you noticed, Brandon,
but I'm a little worse for wear.
We're not looking back, okay?
-Let's go.
-Hey hey hey.
Cutter's coming too.
No, he's gonna track us down.
-She knows exactly what--
-Stop.
Both of you stop, listen to me,
if you're not going, I'm not going.
-She's right.
-Stop it.
Go!
If you won't come, I'm not
going, and that's it, man.
I swear to God.
Please.
Please.
Okay, alright, have it your way.
You surprised me, Brandon.
You really surprised me.
Let's go, I know a tunnel.
Okay.
You know how to get to
the rehab from here?
Sure, but it's
over six miles away.
We ain't never gonna make it.
-Yeah. We will. Come on.
-Let's go.
-You okay?
-Yeah.
Okay, let's go.
Come on.
-You got a vehicle, Sophie?
-Sorta.
Shit, there were
more here last night.
-It's okay.
-Okay, with me, come on.
It's okay, y'all just go.
Hell are you
doing out here, child?
Shit, it's Serin.
Come on, come on.
-Luther, Luther, come quick!
-Oh shit!
Now!
-Cutter, get on.
-Y'all gotta go.
-Get on the back, Cutter.
-Hey hey, you can do this,
but you gotta go.
-Cutter, get on the back!
-Go!
Go left, go left.
Don't look back,
don't look back.
Okay, hold on. Don't let go.
What is this place?
It's a shortcut.
I think we're good.
Shortcut, are we close?
Go, go, go!
Come on.
No, no, no, come over here.
Come on, come on, come on.
We gotta go, we gotta go.
-Go, Brandon, go--
-What are you doing?
-What are you doing, come on!
-I'm gonna stall them.
You have to go, you have
to get us help, okay?
-No, I'm not gonna leave.
-You have to go, okay?
You have to trust me, please.
-No, no.
-You have to go.
I'll meet you there,
you have to go.
Just go, run! Run, Brandon, run!
Run, Brandon!
Brandon, run! Run!
Hello?
Hello?
What the hell is this place?
I've been here the whole time.
I've seen everything.
Brandon, I am so proud of you.
What do you mean
you saw everything?
Everything.
What?
What is this place?
Where's Promise Valley?
There is no Promise Valley, Brandon.
Only Grace Point.
-And you made it.
-Stay back, man.
It's okay, Brandon, Mr. Stone,
he runs Grace Point.
Almost everyone you met lives
or works out of Grace Point.
It's a lot to take in, I know.
But, son, let me show
you around, all right?
Oh, my God.
See, Cut found this
place a few years back,
when we were overseas
together in the same platoon.
When we got back,
he lost his family to addiction.
Tried every conventional
program under the sun to help,
but none of them
seemed to work, so,
he altered the idea of what
rehabilitation could mean.
Way to reveal one's true soul
through a soul-defining experience.
We saw your every move.
Charted everything that happened.
Took a whole lot of
coordination and planning, but
wasn't our first rodeo.
I didn't plan for you to jump
down from that quarry though.
That's some learnin' for next time.
I watched you shoot my dad.
We used squibs on your dad.
You okay?
-Yeah.
Good job, man.
Shot at you with pain pellets.
It was a little tricky,
but we pulled it off.
You did so well, son.
How could you do this to me?
What did you want me to do?
You were gonna die at home,
doing what you were doing.
-These people get results.
-Results?!
That's what you care about?
You watched me go
through all of that.
-How could you do that?
-What do you want me to do?
Keep rolling you over so you don't choke
on your own vomit every night?
-I thought you were dead.
-So did I,
every single night, when you
went out and didn't come home,
I thought you were dead on
the side of a road in a ditch,
ODing somewhere.
You may not forgive
me for a long time,
but if it means that you
are sober and you are alive
I'll live with that.
I get it.
And I'm sorry for all of the bullshit,
for mom.
I couldn't see it somehow.
I thought you were
gonna hit me.
Still might.
Talk about a head trip.
You lookin' for somebody?
Yeah, where's Cut?
He's not much for goodbyes, Brandon.
I have to say thank you.
You may get your
chance one day.
I don't know how to process this.
Maybe you should
stay a little longer.
You want me to stay?
There are specialists on hand
to help with your transition.
We just ask that you pay it forward.
Help us out on a
mission sometime.
I don't know.
Oh
If I'm not mistaken,
I believe this is yours.
Come on. Let's get you something to eat.
Our love ain't what it used to be
Can I get a pack of cigarettes?
Just like drivin' around
Can I get a pack of cigarettes?
My bed is empty
Welcome to Promise Valley.
Not your typical
rehabilitation center.
Come reconnect with nature.
Disconnect from the outside world.
And connect with your higher
power through praise and prayer.
Promise Valley Rehabilitation Center.
I know it looks a little out there,
but try and keep an open mind.
-Could be worse.
-Could it?
-Could be in jail, or dead.
-Right.
Well lucky me, huh?
You are lucky, wise guy.
Okay, if Mitch hadn't put in a good
word for you with the DA,
we'd be taking a very
different ride now, Brandon.
Look, your deadbeat friends
aren't going anywhere.
I think they'll be right where
you left 'em when you get back.
Such a dick.
What?
Said I hope I don't get dope sick.
Yeah.
Also, I have to piss,
so how far are we?
Maybe an hour.
Cool, well, I'm prepared to piss my pants
if we don't pull over soon.
Classy.
I'll stop at the next gas station, okay?
Thanks.
There's nowhere for
me to swipe my Amex.
I've gotta go in.
Can I just go in the woods?
Just come inside.
Be sure to wash your hands.
Hey, can I get a pack of reds?
You 18?
Are you serious?
You need to be 18
to purchase nicotine.
Yeah, I know that.
I don't--
You can relax,
I'm just messing with you.
Oh. Okay.
You said reds, right?
Yeah.
Am I super boring or something?
Sorry, I just, some bum's
been loitering all day.
Four dollars and 32 cents.
I don't need change.
Thanks.
Rehab?
What tipped you off?
I think your dad
said something about it.
Of course.
And you're not the first rich kid
to stop in on their way.
-Rich kid, huh?
-Yeah.
Nice car, new face.
It's a small town.
Oh, I noticed that.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
-And you live here?
-Yep.
Welcome to Grace Point.
You know much about the rehab?
I stay far away from that place.
Why is that?
Because it attracts a
certain type of person.
Well, I heard it was like
pretty much summer camp,
kumbaya bullshit, so
I wouldn't know. I'm not a druggy.
-But good luck with that.
-Oh, thanks.
Thanks.
Sophie.
I'm Brando.
That's a cool name.
Oh, come on.
Brandon, come on.
Oh, your daddy's callin' you.
Maybe I'll see you around.
Maybe I'll see
you on your way back.
Brando.
You ain't got no right
to have no attitude towards me
'cause you got some fancy watch.
Brandon, in the car.
Oh what, you all just
gonna ignore me now?
Maybe you need to be
taught some respect.
I can see you do.
What'd that guy want?
He was eyeing my watch.
Seriously?
This thing will be
yours someday when I'm gone.
Oh, please don't smoke in here.
You're seriously gonna get
on me about this right now?
What the hell's the
matter with you, Brandon?
What the hell is the
matter with you, Winston?
It's a cigarette!
Sometimes.
-Sometimes what?
-Sometimes I'm glad your mom isn't here
to see you like this.
I'm sorry, Brandon.
I didn't mean it like that, I'm sorry.
-Oh shit.
-What?
Oh shit, shit, hold on.
-What?
-Look.
Alright, I can pull off up here.
Hold on a second.
Let me check the hood.
Check the hood?
What, are you a mechanic?
There might be somebody
inside who can help, wise guy.
Look around, there's
no one here. Let me help.
Just stay there, okay?
Cars whizzing past.
Whizzing past,
where do you think we are?
We're in the middle of nowhere.
There's no one here.
Dad!
Brandon, run! Run!
Go go go, cut him off!
Shit.
Shit, shit, shit.
Shit!
Whoa whoa.
Take it easy. Take it easy.
Come with us
and we'll go get help.
Your daddy's gonna be all right.
But he's hurt.
Bad.
There's no time for games.
Alright, we can get him to the hospital.
But we're gonna need that
little video you made.
Come on.
Let's get your
old man some help.
Oh shit.
Come on.
Hey, hey!
Hello, hey, I need help.
Hello?
Oh shit.
Come on.
Hello!
Anyone?!
Hello?
Come on.
Oh, my God.
Hello?
Stay back, man.
Just be cool, okay?
We'll be alright.
Just be cool.
Do you have a phone that works?
Come on, I need help, dude.
Is there anybody that
can help me, man? Please.
I gotta find my dad, alright?
Is there a police station?
Is there something?
Is there anywhere I can go?
Go through the woods.
The woods. That's Thanks.
Oh, my God!
Oh!
Oh, Jesus Christ.
Hey hey hey.
-Stay the hell away from me.
-You're okay.
You're okay. Here you go.
No no no, stay away.
It's just water.
Alright? Just drink that.
I found you knocked out.
You've been asleep
for about 15 hours.
Oh.
My name's William Cutter,
but you can call me Cut.
My name's Brandon.
It's gonna sound like
a weird question,
but do you have any
alcohol or any pills?
No.
Nothing?
I've got some aspirin.
That's not gonna help me, man,
I'm a
I'm going through withdrawals.
You break outta that rehab up there?
No, we were on our way, my dad and I.
These
Oh shit.
My phone, man.
Oh shit.
Do you have my phone? Do
you know where my phone is?
Yeah, I got your phone.
Watch this.
Brandon, run!
Run!
Does that man know
you made that video?
Yeah.
I can't have nothin'
more to do with you.
-What?
-I said,
I ain't gonna have nothin'
more to do with you.
What do you mean? I just showed you
a video of my dad being shot.
You gotta help me.
No, I ain't gonna help you.
This guy
This is evidence.
You gotta take us to
the town, to Grace Point,
someone will help us.
No.
What do you mean, no?
I mean, there ain't
nobody gonna help.
The man in that
video's name's Luther.
I don't want no part of that.
What about the rehab?
That place is 12 miles
that way, and it ain't easy.
I can run 12 miles.
That man's gonna
be lookin' for you.
I don't give a shit.
What do you want me to do,
just not go look for my dad?
Let me give you
some food or something.
What about this knife, can I have this?
Hey, no!
Don't touch that.
Shit.
Brando.
Brando.
Brando.
Sophie?
What are you doing here?
Just don't run, okay?
What are you talking about?
Over here!
Sorry, Brando.
Stop.
Sophie, Sophie.
Let me get his phone first.
I'm sorry.
Got it.
On your knees, boy.
Close your eyes.
Go!
Let's go!
Let's go!
Get the phone!
Hey hey hey hey girl,
sit down or I'ma dump you.
What are we doing?
What are you doing?
You got that weapon I gave you?
The gun?
No, man, I thought you were
gonna hold it. I'm sorry.
What do we do, what?
What are we doing?
Staying alive, but not
making a bunch of noise
and leaving a bunch of tracks.
You wanna stay here and die? Do it.
What, are we gonna outrun 'em on foot?
No, we're gonna outsmart 'em.
Hold up.
Hold up!
I don't feel good, bro.
I don't care, if you vomit,
they're gonna be on us
like flies on a dead body.
I'm trying.
Look, we get up over here,
we can swim across
the briar pond,
we'll camp there overnight,
and then it should be
flat ground from there.
Even you ought to be
able to handle that.
Surprised those
guys haven't caught us yet.
If they do, it ain't
gonna be like last time.
Ain't nobody gonna
swoop in and save you.
Makes me feel good.
Maybe you wanna die.
What?
Maybe you wanna die.
Look at you.
Oh.
Keep up.
Hey.
Why did you come back for me?
I don't know.
I guess maybe
you was worth savin'.
It's something, ain't it?
It's pretty.
I was just remembering
the last time I was here.
I was with someone.
Was it your family?
We're gonna lay low
here for a little bit,
then we're gonna make our move.
Gonna swim across.
Across this lake?
Why don't we just go around it?
'Cause that'd be the
best way to get caught.
There's a mine shaft
right on the other side
that's been abandoned.
It runs under the whole town.
We can camp in there.
Nobody will see us.
You swim?
-Yep.
-That's good.
'Cause I might need some help.
-You don't swim?
-No, I do, but
I still got some shrapnel in
me, so it might get tough.
You have shrapnel in you, but
you don't have painkillers?
Sometimes it's good
to feel the pain.
It helps you tell the
difference between what's real
and what's just in your head.
There ain't no gettin'
away from pain, Brandon.
So it's best you
just face it head-on.
You're gonna have to trust me.
I'm a little low on trust, man.
Well, well you know what
they say about the problem
with believing in nothin'?
Is you can fall for anything.
You sound like my dad.
Hold up, hold up.
-Are there snakes in here?
-Yep.
Damn it.
Hold up, I can't do this.
What do you mean
you can't do it?
I mean my whole body's cramping.
-Evade the pain, let's go.
-My legs are cramping.
You got it.
Come on. I got you.
Just gotta keep movin'.
I know it ain't easy,
but you gotta keep movin'.
Look here, if we make
it to those trees,
tunnel's on the other
side of that, okay?
I know it hurts, but you
don't gotta do it alone.
-We'll do it.
-Okay.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
Come on.
Come on. Here.
We're almost there.
Come on.
Oh man, it's freezing.
-Here.
-Oh.
Should warm you up 'til
the fire gets bigger.
-Thank you.
-Yep.
You in the Marines?
The Army for 12 years.
I was in Iraq for three years.
Shit, that's a long time.
Yep.
Must have seen some crazy shit.
Yep.
I still see some crazy shit.
I'm workin' on it.
That makes me super stoked
to be in a tunnel alone with you.
Do we have any food?
-They should be dry.
-Oh.
You know what I would kill for
right now is a cheeseburger.
I wish we had us some
fish we could cook up.
You ever catch a fish?
No.
Never? Dad never took
you fishin' or nothin'?
No, he's not much
of an outdoors, man.
Unless you count golf.
We did do that.
Do you ever golf?
No.
That's not surprising.
Oh.
You got a family, man?
I mean, not to be nosy, but I saw a photo
back at your place of
some kids and a girl.
Yeah, it was my
ex-wife and my son.
-You got a kid?
-Yep.
Does he ever come visit you?
No, he don't visit no more.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Gotta be lonely.
Yeah, I got used to it.
On the bright side, you got those voices
in your head to keep you company.
That's a smile.
Well, I guess that's
the bright side.
Yeah.
You pretty close to your old man?
No, not really.
We're pretty different.
Both stubborn though,
we have that in common.
I think that's probably
why we butt heads so much.
Especially about
-my life choices.
-Drugs and all that?
Sure, yeah.
He tried everything, man.
I'll say that.
I'm not sure how
how well it all worked out.
At least he tried.
I can't stop thinking
about this thing, man.
I don't know why my dad and I
had to stop at that gas station.
We coulda just kept goin'.
Life can be very cruel
sometimes, Brandon.
You make a wrong
decision, wrong turn
whole thing goes off the rails.
Thanks for
coming back for me, man.
Trade me real quick.
I'm gonna go get some
more wood for that fire.
Do you need any help?
No, you just sit tight.
You try to get some sleep.
We got a lot of
walkin' to do tomorrow.
Oh shit.
Cutter!
Cutter.
Oh my!
Oh shit.
We've been lookin' for this.
Good thing your little video
can't reach the
cloud from out here.
You scared, son?
I haven't found a boy
like you in a while.
You killed my dad.
A fire burns within you. I like it.
I really, really like that.
I knew.
Save your energy though, boy.
'Cause you're gonna need it.
-Take him.
-Yes sir.
-I'll be there shortly.
-Move.
Move!
Get up.
Sorry, man.
Get the
hell away from me.
Brandon, I didn't
want no part of this.
I don't have much choice.
What happened to you?
It's nothing, I'm fine.
It happens around here.
Did he hit you?
Here.
I'm gonna ask you something,
and can you be honest
with me for once?
Yeah, I can.
Where's my dad?
I don't know,
I don't know, Brandon, I'm sorry.
I don't know.
I'm gonna find him.
Dead or alive, I'm gonna find him.
Well, you can't
find him stuck in here.
No shit.
You need to listen to me.
Why do you wanna help
me all of a sudden?
I'm so tired of Grace Point,
Brandon, I'm tired of it.
But I need you to
tell me something.
What?
If you did get outta here,
where would you go?
Probably rehab.
You gotta have phones, people.
Why don't you take me with you?
Please.
Please.
Why would I trust you?
You don't have an option, do you?
Do you have a plan?
What are you two talkin' about?
Nothin', I'm just
keeping him company is all.
I guess we're known by
the company we keep, huh?
I mean, let me be with the boy.
Yes, sir.
I take care of many
people here, Brandon.
Provide food, shelter, security.
You may think I'm a monster.
Maybe I'm more like a savior.
What do you want with me?
I wanna make you happy.
Open up his door.
Give us a minute of privacy.
You got it, boss.
Come on. Take a seat.
It's alright, take a seat.
Everything you could ever want
everything you could
ever need is right here.
Even Sophie.
Look, nobody bothers us out here.
No parents, no school,
no law, no responsibility.
Hell, you could get high all
day long if you wanted to.
Everything you ever wanted.
What's so special about me?
Nothin'.
Isn't that the point?
You never did feel like
you belonged, did you?
Always felt different and outcast.
Could never truly be yourself.
Your old man, he ever really get you?
You ever really know
who you really were?
He doesn't get that craving
you have deep down inside you.
I mean, hell, he dragged you
all the way up here, and why?
To help you? Or to
clear his conscience?
'Cause he wasn't there for you
when you really needed him.
He wasn't there to protect
your mother neither.
How do you know about my mom?
I read about your family.
What happened to you.
Who are you?
A friend, if you let me be.
It's okay.
It's okay.
Just give us a chance here, son.
It's okay.
It's okay.
Oh shit.
Cutter?
Cutter?
Oh.
How you holdin' up?
You stole my dad's watch.
You on Luther's payroll too?
No, I'm not.
Bullshit. I found
the watch in your bag, man.
Found a watch on my
property stuck in the mud,
so I picked it up.
I didn't know it was his.
Don't judge me by
my worst mistake.
What did you just say?
I just, I'm sayin', just principally,
don't judge me by
my worst mistake.
My dad used to say that.
'Bout my mom.
What did he do to your mom?
Nothing, it was about her.
She died in a car
accident, a drunk driver.
I hate to hear that, Brandon.
They ever catch the drunk?
It was her. She hit a
tree and it killed her.
And my dad used to say,
"Don't judge her by her worst mistake."
But of course, I did, man, I hated her,
for leaving me like that.
And I hated him.
And I hated myself.
What'd you hate yourself for?
For not being
enough of a reason
for her to stop drinking.
You know, you can make
a decision to stop that,
right now.
My God, I wished I'd
stopped it a long time ago.
Messed up! You messed up, boy!
Messed up.
Good thing I had this
little dish towel
to wipe my face off with.
Just let him go, man,
he had nothin' to do with this.
Oh, he had nothin' to do with it
until he started helping you
and hurting one of my men.
Now he has everything
to do with it.
So I've got a choice for
you, and it's a doozy.
Life or death?
Stay here and get
high as Heaven allows,
you forget your father,
you forget this kook,
and you become a
part of my family.
Or, you don't.
And I will let him live, Brandon.
I truly will, I promise you that.
But if he lives, you die. That's the deal.
Don't listen to a word
that comes outta his mouth.
Shut up!
Shut up!
Shut up.
Shut up.
I will let you be alone
with your thoughts.
I look forward to
learning your choice, son.
I'll leave this here with you.
In case you decide to make
that choice for him,
and hang yourself with it.
It smells like shit anyway.
Come on, Ricky.
I'm not worth it.
I'm not worth saving, man.
I'm not worth shit.
Your dad seemed to think
you was worth savin'.
Oh shit.
Cutter? Listen to me, man.
We're gonna get out of here.
I don't know how, but we're
gonna get out of here.
Okay?
Weren't you in the
Army or some shit?
We can fight these guys.
We can do something.
I don't know if you noticed, Brandon,
but I'm a little worse for wear.
We're not looking back, okay?
-Let's go.
-Hey hey hey.
Cutter's coming too.
No, he's gonna track us down.
-She knows exactly what--
-Stop.
Both of you stop, listen to me,
if you're not going, I'm not going.
-She's right.
-Stop it.
Go!
If you won't come, I'm not
going, and that's it, man.
I swear to God.
Please.
Please.
Okay, alright, have it your way.
You surprised me, Brandon.
You really surprised me.
Let's go, I know a tunnel.
Okay.
You know how to get to
the rehab from here?
Sure, but it's
over six miles away.
We ain't never gonna make it.
-Yeah. We will. Come on.
-Let's go.
-You okay?
-Yeah.
Okay, let's go.
Come on.
-You got a vehicle, Sophie?
-Sorta.
Shit, there were
more here last night.
-It's okay.
-Okay, with me, come on.
It's okay, y'all just go.
Hell are you
doing out here, child?
Shit, it's Serin.
Come on, come on.
-Luther, Luther, come quick!
-Oh shit!
Now!
-Cutter, get on.
-Y'all gotta go.
-Get on the back, Cutter.
-Hey hey, you can do this,
but you gotta go.
-Cutter, get on the back!
-Go!
Go left, go left.
Don't look back,
don't look back.
Okay, hold on. Don't let go.
What is this place?
It's a shortcut.
I think we're good.
Shortcut, are we close?
Go, go, go!
Come on.
No, no, no, come over here.
Come on, come on, come on.
We gotta go, we gotta go.
-Go, Brandon, go--
-What are you doing?
-What are you doing, come on!
-I'm gonna stall them.
You have to go, you have
to get us help, okay?
-No, I'm not gonna leave.
-You have to go, okay?
You have to trust me, please.
-No, no.
-You have to go.
I'll meet you there,
you have to go.
Just go, run! Run, Brandon, run!
Run, Brandon!
Brandon, run! Run!
Hello?
Hello?
What the hell is this place?
I've been here the whole time.
I've seen everything.
Brandon, I am so proud of you.
What do you mean
you saw everything?
Everything.
What?
What is this place?
Where's Promise Valley?
There is no Promise Valley, Brandon.
Only Grace Point.
-And you made it.
-Stay back, man.
It's okay, Brandon, Mr. Stone,
he runs Grace Point.
Almost everyone you met lives
or works out of Grace Point.
It's a lot to take in, I know.
But, son, let me show
you around, all right?
Oh, my God.
See, Cut found this
place a few years back,
when we were overseas
together in the same platoon.
When we got back,
he lost his family to addiction.
Tried every conventional
program under the sun to help,
but none of them
seemed to work, so,
he altered the idea of what
rehabilitation could mean.
Way to reveal one's true soul
through a soul-defining experience.
We saw your every move.
Charted everything that happened.
Took a whole lot of
coordination and planning, but
wasn't our first rodeo.
I didn't plan for you to jump
down from that quarry though.
That's some learnin' for next time.
I watched you shoot my dad.
We used squibs on your dad.
You okay?
-Yeah.
Good job, man.
Shot at you with pain pellets.
It was a little tricky,
but we pulled it off.
You did so well, son.
How could you do this to me?
What did you want me to do?
You were gonna die at home,
doing what you were doing.
-These people get results.
-Results?!
That's what you care about?
You watched me go
through all of that.
-How could you do that?
-What do you want me to do?
Keep rolling you over so you don't choke
on your own vomit every night?
-I thought you were dead.
-So did I,
every single night, when you
went out and didn't come home,
I thought you were dead on
the side of a road in a ditch,
ODing somewhere.
You may not forgive
me for a long time,
but if it means that you
are sober and you are alive
I'll live with that.
I get it.
And I'm sorry for all of the bullshit,
for mom.
I couldn't see it somehow.
I thought you were
gonna hit me.
Still might.
Talk about a head trip.
You lookin' for somebody?
Yeah, where's Cut?
He's not much for goodbyes, Brandon.
I have to say thank you.
You may get your
chance one day.
I don't know how to process this.
Maybe you should
stay a little longer.
You want me to stay?
There are specialists on hand
to help with your transition.
We just ask that you pay it forward.
Help us out on a
mission sometime.
I don't know.
Oh
If I'm not mistaken,
I believe this is yours.
Come on. Let's get you something to eat.
Our love ain't what it used to be
Can I get a pack of cigarettes?
Just like drivin' around
Can I get a pack of cigarettes?
My bed is empty
Welcome to Promise Valley.
Not your typical
rehabilitation center.
Come reconnect with nature.
Disconnect from the outside world.
And connect with your higher
power through praise and prayer.
Promise Valley Rehabilitation Center.