Deadfall 2012

Siblings Addison and Liza find themselves fleeing after a botched casino heist. Their desperation reaches a peak when their car crashes off the road in the midst of a fierce blizzard. In this crucial moment, a state trooper stops to offer assistance, but in a shocking turn of events, Addison takes the officer’s life. He then insists that they must separate and make their way to Canada, where they plan to reunite later, even as the freezing temperatures loom over them.

Meanwhile, ex-convict Jay, who has recently been released from prison, makes a call to his parents, June and Chet, confirming he will be home for Thanksgiving. Determined to confront his former boxing coach, who betrayed him during a critical match, Jay makes the tense decision to demand his cut of the fight’s proceeds. However, the coach’s refusal provokes Jay, leading to a violent altercation that leaves the coach unconscious, and Jay fearing that he has committed murder as he flees the scene.

As tensions rise, Hannah, a local sheriff’s deputy, seeks solace at Jay’s family home and is invited for dinner. Yet, upon her return to the station, she faces mockery from her father, Sheriff Becker, who dismisses her attempts to join the hunt for the killers of the trooper. Their paths intertwine when Jay discovers Liza, freezing in the woods, and offers her refuge in his truck.

Stranded in the snow, Addison’s erratic journey leads him to a confrontation with an elderly man fixing his snowmobile. What begins as a simple struggle escalates as Addison viciously attacks the man, eventually taking his life before stealing the snowmobile, further deepening the chaos surrounding them.

During an unexpected stop at a bar, a budding romance blossoms between Jay and Liza, as they pretend to be a couple while sharing their intimate stories over drinks. However, darkness looms as Addison, now having brutally dealt with an abusive father, displaces his violence elsewhere, leaving a trail of fear behind him.

As Hannah uncovers details about the snowmobile rider’s death, a radio dispatch prompts her to check on a woman in a cabin. Her persistence leads to a chilling discovery but ultimately sets off a deadly chain reaction when she barely escapes an encounter with Addison, who leaves death in his wake as he makes his escape.

As Liza grapples with her growing affection for Jay and her connection to Addison, she struggles to communicate the truth about her fraught past. When Addison ultimately invades Jay’s family home during what should be a festive Thanksgiving dinner, the tension reaches unbearable heights. He holds Jay’s parents hostage, forcing them all to confront the realities of their entwined fates.

In a gripping climax where loyalties are tested, Hannah’s investigative instincts and Jay’s protective desires culminate in a high-stakes standoff at the sheriff’s office, where a tragic misunderstanding leads to disastrous outcomes. In the end, love, family ties, and the specters of their violent pasts collide, culminating in a chilling revelation and a fight for survival that will forever change their lives.