The Driftless Area

The story

Pierre Hunter, a bartender with unyielding optimism, returns to his tiny hometown after his parents' death. When he falls for the enigmatic Stella, Pierre is unknowingly pulled into a cat-and-mouse game that involves a duffel bag full of cash, a haphazard yet determined criminal, and a mystery that will determine all of their fates. A contemporary fable about the ways we struggle to control time and fate in a possibly predetermined universe.

Cast & crew

Zooey DeschanelStella

Aubrey PlazaJean

Anton YelchinPierre

Alia ShawkatCarrie

Ciarán HindsNed

John HawkesShane

Frank LangellaTim Geer

Benjamin RogersKeith

Primo AllonLyle

Gary HetheringtonReverend John Morris

Lucia Frangione

Lucia FrangioneLuanne

Elika PortnoyThe Tragic Woman