Bab

2018, 90 minutes

A poisoned water reserve plagues the decrepit post-War town of Minston as three characters navigate the twisted system of violence.

Minston’s inhabitants are economically hopeless, fearful of moral reproach, and constantly on guard for the threat of a foreign attack. They are subjected to frequent air raid drills and a fear-mongering radio personality featured on the town’s only station. Donnie, a temperamental farmhand, has become numb to his surroundings, focusing solely on raising his teenage sister and tending to his mother, Bab, who has spent the last decade in the Minston Mind Rehabilitation Center. As Bab’s mental health continues to decline, Donnie becomes more desperate for reprieve. Milt, a mysterious traveler, takes note of Donnie’s strong convictions and physical abilities and propositions him to help take down the town’s crooked leader. In exchange, Milt promises to move Bab into a cutting-edge mental facility far from Minston. Donnie is skeptical, but after the crooked hand of Minston justice comes down on someone close to him, he reluctantly agrees…

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