The Devil to Pay

The Devil to Pay

They started a war. She brought a reckoning.

Directed by Lane Skye, Ruckus Skye

Produced by Buckhead Film Group, Crooked Crow Films

202087 min6.4 / 10

A tense, dark drama about a mother's desperate fight against an entrenched power structure in rural Appalachia, grounded in family bonds and the weight of generational conflict.

After the disappearance of her husband, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community fights to save her son when the cold-hearted matriarch of the oldest family on the mountain demands payment of a debt that could destroy a decades-old truce.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Devil to Pay scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Devil to Pay sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Devil to Pay violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does The Devil to Pay end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Devil to Pay easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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Love40

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