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Norbert Leo Butz, Toby Huss, Virginia Kull, Marcus Scribner, Barkhad Abdi And James Le Gros To Star In Jack Fessenden’s Eco-Noir ‘Alfalfa’


Norbert Leo Butz, Toby Huss, and Marcus Scribner are among those set to star in 'Alfalfa,' an eco-noir indie written and directed by Jack Fessenden.

Norbert Leo Butz, Toby Huss, Virginia Kull, Marcus Scribner, Barkhad Abdi, and James Le GrosCourtesy/Annie Shak/Matt Sayles/Dan Winters/Courtesy Set to shoot this fall in Southwestern Utah, the film follows Lance (Butz), a sprinkler contractor in a drought-stricken desert boomtown whose life converges with a criminal duo, led by Abdi, who are hunting for a corpse that has resurfaced on the banks of a receding reservoir. Caught in a web of escalating tensions, false accusations, and buried secrets, Lance, his wife Elana (Kull), and estranged son Noah (Scribner) must navigate the pull of shady developer Whip (Huss), who partners with Saudi investors on a thirsty alfalfa growing venture, threatening the community’s dwindling water supply. “I could not be more excited to be working with a cast of actors I’ve admired for years to deliver a bold ensemble film about the environmental issue of our century.”

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