Brut Force (2022)

Newly-fired reporter Sloane Sawyer reluctantly returns to her rural California hometown to investigate the harassment of local vineyard workers and uncorks a tangled web of crime and corruption behind wine country’s shiny façade.From Film Combat Syndicate:
Good noir thrillers always pack some really great punches. I have to say though, Brut Force takes you right in the gut in one of the film’s opening shots, proceeded by some solid writing and characterization in Eve Symington’s feature debut. Topped with a gritty, slow-brewed story of crime, corruption and omnious intrigue that puts a myriad of things in focus, and with none other than her sibling Lelia Symington’s screen talent front and center, Eve Symington’s Brut Force is a chillingly piquant and terrific thriller worth enjoying, no matter your favorite choice of beverage.