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A mother becomes the pesticide she fears most — rural noir that reeks of desperation.
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Runoff (2015)

rural noireco-anxietyslow-burn dread

Overview

DramaThriller

The beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of a farm town. As harvest draws near, Betty confronts a terrifying new reality and will go to desperate lengths to save her family when they are threatened with being forced from their land.

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woman directorfemale protagonistethical dilemmafarmtensioncrop duster

Standout Aspects

Acting

Joanne Kelly's trembling resolve — every micro-expression screams unspoken calculations.

Cinematography

Kentucky farmland shot like a crime scene: gorgeous and guilty.

Direction

Kimberly Levin's debut renders pesticide as elegant horror.

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel quietly devastated at 11pm.·Streaming: Small screen intimacy amplifies the suffocating isolation.
Heads up:Emotional: A child's helplessness and parental failure hit brutally hard.·Disturbing: Pesticide poisoning depicted with unflinching biological specificity.
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Director

Kimberly Levin

ReleasedJun 26, 2015
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
White Whale Pictures
Cantuckee Pictures

Top Cast

Joanne Kelly

Joanne Kelly

Betty

Neal Huff

Neal Huff

Frank

Alex Shaffer

Alex Shaffer

Finley

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Scratch

Joseph Melendez

Joseph Melendez

Paco

Darlene Hunt

Darlene Hunt

Paula

Brad Koed

Brad Koed

Stephen

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Lead actress Joanne Kelly learned to operate actual agricultural equipment and spent weeks living with Kentucky farming families.

Cultural

One of the rare films to treat pesticide drift as both environmental violence and slow-motion murder — released years before 'forever chemicals' became household terminology.

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