: In 1881, Robert Dunnigan strikes a massive vein of gold in the struggling boomtown of Yellowstone City. Shortly after celebrating his find and promising to share the wealth, he is shot dead by an unknown assailant.
The 2022 Western mystery film centers on the brutal killing of a prospector in a declining Montana town and the subsequent rush to judgment against a newcomer. Plot Summary
: It is eventually revealed that the Sheriff’s son, Jimmy Ambrose Jr., was the killer. He committed the murder under the influence of Emma Dunnigan, Robert’s wife, who was having an affair with Jimmy and wanted the gold for herself. Critical Reception
: Sheriff Jim Ambrose (Gabriel Byrne) quickly arrests Cicero (Isaiah Mustafa), a former slave and newcomer who happens to be a fan of Shakespeare. Ambrose views him as the perfect scapegoat, claiming he is "the only man who doesn't know what [Ambrose will] do to him."