Grace Point (2023)

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I know it looks a little out there,

but try and keep an open mind.

-Could be worse.

-Could it?

-Could be in jail, or dead.

-Right.

Well lucky me, huh?

You are lucky, wise guy.

Okay, if Mitch hadn't put in a good

word for you with the DA,

we'd be taking a very

different ride now, Brandon.

Look, your deadbeat friends

aren't going anywhere.

I think they'll be right where

you left 'em when you get back.

Such a d*ck.

What?

Said I hope I don't get dope sick.

Yeah.

Also, I have to piss,

so how far are we?

Maybe an hour.

Cool, well, I'm prepared to piss my pants

if we don't pull over soon.

Classy.

I'll stop at the next gas station, okay?

Thanks.

There's nowhere for

me to swipe my Amex.

I've gotta go in.

Can I just go in the woods?

Just come inside.

Be sure to wash your hands.

Hey, can I get a pack of reds?

You 18?

Are you serious?

You need to be 18

to purchase nicotine.

Yeah, I know that.

I don't--

You can relax,

I'm just messing with you.

Oh. Okay.

You said reds, right?

Yeah.

Am I super boring or something?

Sorry, I just, some bum's

been loitering all day.

Four dollars and 32 cents.

I don't need change.

Thanks.

Rehab?

What tipped you off?

I think your dad

said something about it.

Of course.

And you're not the first rich kid

to stop in on their way.

-Rich kid, huh?

-Yeah.

Nice car, new face.

It's a small town.

Oh, I noticed that.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-And you live here?

-Yep.

Welcome to Grace Point.

You know much about the rehab?

I stay far away from that place.

Why is that?

Because it attracts a

certain type of person.

Well, I heard it was like

pretty much summer camp,

kumbaya bullshit, so

I wouldn't know. I'm not a druggy.

-But good luck with that.

-Oh, thanks.

Thanks.

Sophie.

I'm Brando.

That's a cool name.

Oh, come on.

Brandon, come on.

Oh, your daddy's callin' you.

Maybe I'll see you around.

Maybe I'll see

you on your way back.

Brando.

You ain't got no right

to have no attitude towards me

'cause you got some fancy watch.

Brandon, in the car.

Oh what, you all just

gonna ignore me now?

Maybe you need to be

taught some respect.

I can see you do.

What'd that guy want?

He was eyeing my watch.

Seriously?

This thing will be

yours someday when I'm gone.

Oh, please don't smoke in here.

You're seriously gonna get

on me about this right now?

What the hell's the

matter with you, Brandon?

What the hell is the

matter with you, Winston?

It's a cigarette!

Sometimes.

-Sometimes what?

-Sometimes I'm glad your mom isn't here

to see you like this.

I'm sorry, Brandon.

I didn't mean it like that, I'm sorry.

-Oh sh*t.

-What?

Oh sh*t, sh*t, hold on.

-What?

-Look.

Alright, I can pull off up here.

Hold on a second.

Let me check the hood.

Check the hood?

What, are you a mechanic?

There might be somebody

inside who can help, wise guy.

Look around, there's

no one here. Let me help.

Just stay there, okay?

Cars whizzing past.

Whizzing past,

where do you think we are?

We're in the middle of nowhere.

There's no one here.

Dad!

Brandon, run! Run!

Go go go, cut him off!

sh*t.

sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.

sh*t!

Whoa whoa.

Take it easy. Take it easy.

Come with us

and we'll go get help.

Your daddy's gonna be all right.

But he's hurt.

Bad.

There's no time for games.

Alright, we can get him to the hospital.

But we're gonna need that

little video you made.

Come on.

Let's get your

old man some help.

Oh sh*t.

Come on.

Hey, hey!

Hello, hey, I need help.

Hello?

Oh sh*t.

Come on.

Hello!

Anyone?!

Hello?

Come on.

Oh, my God.

Hello?

Stay back, man.

Just be cool, okay?

We'll be alright.

Just be cool.

Do you have a phone that works?

Come on, I need help, dude.

Is there anybody that

can help me, man? Please.

I gotta find my dad, alright?

Is there a police station?

Is there something?

Is there anywhere I can go?

Go through the woods.

The woods. That's Thanks.

Oh, my God!

Oh!

Oh, Jesus Christ.

Hey hey hey.

-Stay the hell away from me.

-You're okay.

You're okay. Here you go.

No no no, stay away.

It's just water.

Alright? Just drink that.

I found you knocked out.

You've been asleep

for about 15 hours.

Oh.

My name's William Cutter,

but you can call me Cut.

My name's Brandon.

It's gonna sound like

a weird question,

but do you have any

alcohol or any pills?

No.

Nothing?

I've got some aspirin.

That's not gonna help me, man,

I'm a

I'm going through withdrawals.

You break outta that rehab up there?

No, we were on our way, my dad and I.

These

Oh sh*t.

My phone, man.

Oh sh*t.

Do you have my phone? Do

you know where my phone is?

Yeah, I got your phone.

Watch this.

Brandon, run!

Run!

Does that man know

you made that video?

Yeah.

I can't have nothin'

more to do with you.

-What?

-I said,

I ain't gonna have nothin'

more to do with you.

What do you mean? I just showed you

a video of my dad being shot.

You gotta help me.

No, I ain't gonna help you.

This guy

This is evidence.

You gotta take us to

the town, to Grace Point,

someone will help us.

No.

What do you mean, no?

I mean, there ain't

nobody gonna help.

The man in that

video's name's Luther.

I don't want no part of that.

What about the rehab?

That place is 12 miles

that way, and it ain't easy.

I can run 12 miles.

That man's gonna

be lookin' for you.

I don't give a sh*t.

What do you want me to do,

just not go look for my dad?

Let me give you

some food or something.

What about this knife, can I have this?

Hey, no!

Don't touch that.

sh*t.

Brando.

Brando.

Brando.

Sophie?

What are you doing here?

Just don't run, okay?

What are you talking about?

Over here!

Sorry, Brando.

Stop.

Sophie, Sophie.

Let me get his phone first.

I'm sorry.

Got it.

On your knees, boy.

Close your eyes.

Go!

Let's go!

Let's go!

Get the phone!

Hey hey hey hey girl,

sit down or I'ma dump you.

What are we doing?

What are you doing?

You got that weapon I gave you?

The g*n?

No, man, I thought you were

gonna hold it. I'm sorry.

What do we do, what?

What are we doing?

Staying alive, but not

making a bunch of noise

and leaving a bunch of tracks.

You wanna stay here and die? Do it.

What, are we gonna outrun 'em on foot?

No, we're gonna outsmart 'em.

Hold up.

Hold up!

I don't feel good, bro.

I don't care, if you vomit,

they're gonna be on us

like flies on a dead body.

I'm trying.

Look, we get up over here,

we can swim across

the briar pond,

we'll camp there overnight,

and then it should be

flat ground from there.

Even you ought to be

able to handle that.

Surprised those

guys haven't caught us yet.

If they do, it ain't

gonna be like last time.

Ain't nobody gonna

swoop in and save you.

Makes me feel good.

Maybe you wanna die.

What?

Maybe you wanna die.

Look at you.

Oh.

Keep up.

Hey.

Why did you come back for me?

I don't know.

I guess maybe

you was worth savin'.

It's something, ain't it?

It's pretty.

I was just remembering

the last time I was here.

I was with someone.

Was it your family?

We're gonna lay low

here for a little bit,

then we're gonna make our move.

Gonna swim across.

Across this lake?

Why don't we just go around it?

'Cause that'd be the

best way to get caught.

There's a mine shaft

right on the other side

that's been abandoned.

It runs under the whole town.

We can camp in there.

Nobody will see us.

You swim?

-Yep.

-That's good.

'Cause I might need some help.

-You don't swim?

-No, I do, but

I still got some shrapnel in

me, so it might get tough.

You have shrapnel in you, but

you don't have painkillers?

Sometimes it's good

to feel the pain.

It helps you tell the

difference between what's real

and what's just in your head.

There ain't no gettin'

away from pain, Brandon.

So it's best you

just face it head-on.

You're gonna have to trust me.

I'm a little low on trust, man.

Well, well you know what

they say about the problem

with believing in nothin'?

Is you can fall for anything.

You sound like my dad.

Hold up, hold up.

-Are there snakes in here?

-Yep.

Damn it.

Hold up, I can't do this.

What do you mean

you can't do it?

I mean my whole body's cramping.

-Evade the pain, let's go.

-My legs are cramping.

You got it.

Come on. I got you.

Just gotta keep movin'.

I know it ain't easy,

but you gotta keep movin'.

Look here, if we make

it to those trees,

tunnel's on the other

side of that, okay?

I know it hurts, but you

don't gotta do it alone.

-We'll do it.

-Okay.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

Come on.

Come on. Here.

We're almost there.

Come on.

Oh man, it's freezing.

-Here.

-Oh.

Should warm you up 'til

the fire gets bigger.

-Thank you.

-Yep.

You in the Marines?

The Army for 12 years.

I was in Iraq for three years.

sh*t, that's a long time.

Yep.

Must have seen some crazy sh*t.

Yep.

I still see some crazy sh*t.

I'm workin' on it.

That makes me super stoked

to be in a tunnel alone with you.

Do we have any food?

-They should be dry.

-Oh.

You know what I would k*ll for

right now is a cheeseburger.

I wish we had us some

fish we could cook up.

You ever catch a fish?

No.

Never? Dad never took

you fishin' or nothin'?

No, he's not much

of an outdoors, man.

Unless you count golf.

We did do that.

Do you ever golf?

No.

That's not surprising.

Oh.

You got a family, man?

I mean, not to be nosy, but I saw a photo

back at your place of

some kids and a girl.

Yeah, it was my

ex-wife and my son.

-You got a kid?

-Yep.

Does he ever come visit you?

No, he don't visit no more.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Gotta be lonely.

Yeah, I got used to it.

On the bright side, you got those voices

in your head to keep you company.

That's a smile.

Well, I guess that's

the bright side.

Yeah.

You pretty close to your old man?

No, not really.

We're pretty different.

Both stubborn though,

we have that in common.

I think that's probably

why we butt heads so much.

Especially about

-my life choices.

-Drugs and all that?

Sure, yeah.

He tried everything, man.

I'll say that.

I'm not sure how

how well it all worked out.

At least he tried.

I can't stop thinking

about this thing, man.

I don't know why my dad and I

had to stop at that gas station.

We coulda just kept goin'.

Life can be very cruel

sometimes, Brandon.

You make a wrong

decision, wrong turn

whole thing goes off the rails.

Thanks for

coming back for me, man.

Trade me real quick.

I'm gonna go get some

more wood for that fire.

Do you need any help?

No, you just sit tight.

You try to get some sleep.

We got a lot of

walkin' to do tomorrow.

Oh sh*t.

Cutter!

Cutter.

Oh my!

Oh sh*t.

We've been lookin' for this.

Good thing your little video

can't reach the

cloud from out here.

You scared, son?

I haven't found a boy

like you in a while.

You k*lled my dad.

A fire burns within you. I like it.

I really, really like that.

I knew.

Save your energy though, boy.

'Cause you're gonna need it.

-Take him.

-Yes sir.

-I'll be there shortly.

-Move.

Move!

Get up.

Sorry, man.

Get the

hell away from me.

Brandon, I didn't

want no part of this.

I don't have much choice.

What happened to you?

It's nothing, I'm fine.

It happens around here.

Did he hit you?

Here.

I'm gonna ask you something,

and can you be honest

with me for once?

Yeah, I can.

Where's my dad?

I don't know,

I don't know, Brandon, I'm sorry.

I don't know.

I'm gonna find him.

Dead or alive, I'm gonna find him.

Well, you can't

find him stuck in here.

No sh*t.

You need to listen to me.

Why do you wanna help

me all of a sudden?

I'm so tired of Grace Point,

Brandon, I'm tired of it.

But I need you to

tell me something.

What?

If you did get outta here,

where would you go?

Probably rehab.

You gotta have phones, people.

Why don't you take me with you?

Please.

Please.

Why would I trust you?

You don't have an option, do you?

Do you have a plan?

What are you two talkin' about?

Nothin', I'm just

keeping him company is all.

I guess we're known by

the company we keep, huh?

I mean, let me be with the boy.

Yes, sir.

I take care of many

people here, Brandon.

Provide food, shelter, security.

You may think I'm a monster.

Maybe I'm more like a savior.

What do you want with me?

I wanna make you happy.

Open up his door.

Give us a minute of privacy.

You got it, boss.

Come on. Take a seat.

It's alright, take a seat.

Everything you could ever want

everything you could

ever need is right here.

Even Sophie.

Look, nobody bothers us out here.

No parents, no school,

no law, no responsibility.

Hell, you could get high all

day long if you wanted to.

Everything you ever wanted.

What's so special about me?

Nothin'.

Isn't that the point?

You never did feel like

you belonged, did you?

Always felt different and outcast.

Could never truly be yourself.

Your old man, he ever really get you?

You ever really know

who you really were?

He doesn't get that craving

you have deep down inside you.

I mean, hell, he dragged you

all the way up here, and why?

To help you? Or to

clear his conscience?

'Cause he wasn't there for you

when you really needed him.

He wasn't there to protect

your mother neither.

How do you know about my mom?

I read about your family.

What happened to you.

Who are you?

A friend, if you let me be.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Just give us a chance here, son.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Oh sh*t.

Cutter?

Cutter?

Oh.

How you holdin' up?

You stole my dad's watch.

You on Luther's payroll too?

No, I'm not.

Bullshit. I found

the watch in your bag, man.

Found a watch on my

property stuck in the mud,

so I picked it up.

I didn't know it was his.

Don't judge me by

my worst mistake.

What did you just say?

I just, I'm sayin', just principally,

don't judge me by

my worst mistake.

My dad used to say that.

'Bout my mom.

What did he do to your mom?

Nothing, it was about her.

She died in a car

accident, a drunk driver.

I hate to hear that, Brandon.

They ever catch the drunk?

It was her. She hit a

tree and it k*lled her.

And my dad used to say,

"Don't judge her by her worst mistake."

But of course, I did, man, I hated her,

for leaving me like that.

And I hated him.

And I hated myself.

What'd you hate yourself for?

For not being

enough of a reason

for her to stop drinking.

You know, you can make

a decision to stop that,

right now.

My God, I wished I'd

stopped it a long time ago.

Messed up! You messed up, boy!

Messed up.

Good thing I had this

little dish towel

to wipe my face off with.

Just let him go, man,

he had nothin' to do with this.

Oh, he had nothin' to do with it

until he started helping you

and hurting one of my men.

Now he has everything

to do with it.

So I've got a choice for

you, and it's a doozy.

Life or death?

Stay here and get

high as Heaven allows,

you forget your father,

you forget this kook,

and you become a

part of my family.

Or, you don't.

And I will let him live, Brandon.

I truly will, I promise you that.

But if he lives, you die. That's the deal.

Don't listen to a word

that comes outta his mouth.

Shut up!

Shut up!

Shut up.

Shut up.

I will let you be alone

with your thoughts.

I look forward to

learning your choice, son.

I'll leave this here with you.

In case you decide to make

that choice for him,

and hang yourself with it.

It smells like sh*t anyway.

Come on, Ricky.

I'm not worth it.

I'm not worth saving, man.

I'm not worth sh*t.

Your dad seemed to think

you was worth savin'.

Oh sh*t.

Cutter? Listen to me, man.

We're gonna get out of here.

I don't know how, but we're

gonna get out of here.

Okay?

Weren't you in the

Army or some sh*t?

We can fight these guys.

We can do something.

I don't know if you noticed, Brandon,

but I'm a little worse for wear.

We're not looking back, okay?

-Let's go.

-Hey hey hey.

Cutter's coming too.

No, he's gonna track us down.

-She knows exactly what--

-Stop.

Both of you stop, listen to me,

if you're not going, I'm not going.

-She's right.

-Stop it.

Go!

If you won't come, I'm not

going, and that's it, man.

I swear to God.

Please.

Please.

Okay, alright, have it your way.

You surprised me, Brandon.

You really surprised me.

Let's go, I know a tunnel.

Okay.

You know how to get to

the rehab from here?

Sure, but it's

over six miles away.

We ain't never gonna make it.

-Yeah. We will. Come on.

-Let's go.

-You okay?

-Yeah.

Okay, let's go.

Come on.

-You got a vehicle, Sophie?

-Sorta.

sh*t, there were

more here last night.

-It's okay.

-Okay, with me, come on.

It's okay, y'all just go.

Hell are you

doing out here, child?

sh*t, it's Serin.

Come on, come on.

-Luther, Luther, come quick!

-Oh sh*t!

Now!

-Cutter, get on.

-Y'all gotta go.

-Get on the back, Cutter.

-Hey hey, you can do this,

but you gotta go.

-Cutter, get on the back!

-Go!

Go left, go left.

Don't look back,

don't look back.

Okay, hold on. Don't let go.

What is this place?

It's a shortcut.

I think we're good.

Shortcut, are we close?

Go, go, go!

Come on.

No, no, no, come over here.

Come on, come on, come on.

We gotta go, we gotta go.

-Go, Brandon, go--

-What are you doing?

-What are you doing, come on!

-I'm gonna stall them.

You have to go, you have

to get us help, okay?

-No, I'm not gonna leave.

-You have to go, okay?

You have to trust me, please.

-No, no.

-You have to go.

I'll meet you there,

you have to go.

Just go, run! Run, Brandon, run!

Run, Brandon!

Brandon, run! Run!

Hello?

Hello?

What the hell is this place?

I've been here the whole time.

I've seen everything.

Brandon, I am so proud of you.

What do you mean

you saw everything?

Everything.

What?

What is this place?

Where's Promise Valley?

There is no Promise Valley, Brandon.

Only Grace Point.

-And you made it.

-Stay back, man.

It's okay, Brandon, Mr. Stone,

he runs Grace Point.

Almost everyone you met lives

or works out of Grace Point.

It's a lot to take in, I know.

But, son, let me show

you around, all right?

Oh, my God.

See, Cut found this

place a few years back,

when we were overseas

together in the same platoon.

When we got back,

he lost his family to addiction.

Tried every conventional

program under the sun to help,

but none of them

seemed to work, so,

he altered the idea of what

rehabilitation could mean.

Way to reveal one's true soul

through a soul-defining experience.

We saw your every move.

Charted everything that happened.

Took a whole lot of

coordination and planning, but

wasn't our first rodeo.

I didn't plan for you to jump

down from that quarry though.

That's some learnin' for next time.

I watched you sh**t my dad.

We used squibs on your dad.

You okay?

-Yeah.

Good job, man.

Shot at you with pain pellets.

It was a little tricky,

but we pulled it off.

You did so well, son.

How could you do this to me?

What did you want me to do?

You were gonna die at home,

doing what you were doing.

-These people get results.

-Results?!

That's what you care about?

You watched me go

through all of that.

-How could you do that?

-What do you want me to do?

Keep rolling you over so you don't choke

on your own vomit every night?

-I thought you were dead.

-So did I,

every single night, when you

went out and didn't come home,

I thought you were dead on

the side of a road in a ditch,

ODing somewhere.

You may not forgive

me for a long time,

but if it means that you

are sober and you are alive

I'll live with that.

I get it.

And I'm sorry for all of the bullshit,

for mom.

I couldn't see it somehow.

I thought you were

gonna hit me.

Still might.

Talk about a head trip.

You lookin' for somebody?

Yeah, where's Cut?

He's not much for goodbyes, Brandon.

I have to say thank you.

You may get your

chance one day.

I don't know how to process this.

Maybe you should

stay a little longer.

You want me to stay?

There are specialists on hand

to help with your transition.

We just ask that you pay it forward.

Help us out on a

mission sometime.

I don't know.

Oh

If I'm not mistaken,

I believe this is yours.

Come on. Let's get you something to eat.

Our love ain't what it used to be

Can I get a pack of cigarettes?

Just like drivin' around

Can I get a pack of cigarettes?

My bed is empty

Welcome to Promise Valley.

Not your typical

rehabilitation center.

Come reconnect with nature.

Disconnect from the outside world.

And connect with your higher

power through praise and prayer.

Promise Valley Rehabilitation Center.