Filming for the drama is set to begin this fall. It will be the first partnership between Focus Features and Random House. The project has a reported budget of less than $20 million.
Phoenix and Ruffalo will play fathers on opposite sides of a hit-and-run accident. Ruffalo’s character kills the son of the character played by Phoenix, and leaves the scene of the accident. As the grieving father seeks revenge, the tragedy wears on both men in unexpected ways.