Dead Man's Burden

“A morally complex, stylistically minimalist western with a grand visual ambition." -- The New York Times

“A slow-burning oater that's not gun-shy when it matters... An impressive first feature. Bowen and Jacobs [give] beautifully modulated and complementary performances.” – Variety

One of Paste Magazine's 100 Best Westerns of all time.

Set in 1870 in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, DEAD MAN'S BURDEN is the story of Martha (Clare Bowen, TV's Nashville) and her husband Heck (David Call, The Sinner) who struggle to survive on the rural New Mexico frontier. When a mining company expresses interest in buying their land, Martha and Heck see their ticket to a better life. Their hopeful plans are soon complicated when Martha’s oldest brother Wade (Barlow Jacobs, Shotgun Stories), presumed dead in the war, returns to the family homestead.