Review: Civil War-Set Drama 'The Retrieval' Is a Finely Crafted & Evocative Film (Now Streaming on Netflix)

From Shadow and Act Wed Nov 26 2014, 16:00:13

Director Chris Eska's topowerful Civil War drama "The Retrieval," is now streaming on Netflix. Star Tishuan Scott won the Jury Award for Best Actor at last year's SXSW Film Festival, for his performance as Nate, a fugitive freed man who comes across a young boy and his uncle, both who are sent by a gang of bounty hunters to capture him. The film was also the winner of the jury award for Best Narrative film at the 2013 Ashland Independent Film Festival. Writer/director Chris Eska (2007's "August Evening" has crafted a very unique and cleverly scripted tale about a young boy named Will, played impressively by...

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