Roadside Attractions has revealed the official trailer for the actioner King Ivory [KIVRY] about a fentanyl trafficking gang run out of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester. James Badge Dale [JBDAL], Ben Foster [BFOST], Michael Mando, Rory Cochrane, Ritchie Coster, George Carroll, Jasper Jones, Graham Greene and Melissa Leo [MLEO] star in the film written and directed by John Swab. King Ivory opens in theaters on November 14th.
Based upon extensive research with law enforcement, gangs, inmates, migrants, and addicts, all walks of life intersect in this fentanyl exposé. With potency one hundred times that of heroin and nearly undetectable at the border, fentanyl has flooded the market, triggering a tidal wave of overdoses, crime, and addiction. Work hits too close to home for Tulsa drug cop, Layne West (Dale), when his son, Jack (Jones), becomes an addict. In conjunction with his partner, Ty (Carroll), and FBI counterpart, Beatty (Cochrane), West makes it his mission to take down those responsible, including the Mexican cartel’s local shot-caller, Ramón Garza (Mando), Indian Brotherhood War Chief, Holt Lightfeather (Greene), who controls state-wide trafficking from inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester a.k.a. “Big Mac,” and the local Irish Mob family outfit, led by George “Smiley” Greene (Foster), along with his mother, Ginger (Leo), and uncle, Mickey (Coster).
Tag(s): KIVRY, JBDAL, BFOST, MLEO