Sovereign

2025 · 100 min · EN · R · 6.6 (153 votes)

Dir. Christian Swegal · Starring Nick Offerman, Jacob Tremblay, Dennis Quaid, Kezia Dacosta, Terry J. Nelson, Bobby Gilchrist · Music James McAlister

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Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his tearing down.

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This film delivers a raw, relentless dive into dangerous ideologies and their devastating personal cost. It's a propulsive, character-driven descent into conflict, marked by a palpable sense of dread and the tragic unraveling of human connection against a backdrop of societal friction.

tensegrittyunsettlingtragicconfrontationalpropulsivegritty realismcharacter-driven dramasocio-political thrillerideological extremismfather-son dynamicsanarchy vs. ordersocietal friction

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