Jude Law is a tenacious FBI agent hunting down a neo-Nazi terrorist group who has been behind a recent string of bank robberies and car heists in order to finance an armed uprising against the U.S. government in The Order.
Based on real events in 1980s Washington State, the trailer for Justin Kurzel’s cat-and-mouse thriller (below) sees Law as agent Terry Husk, who is convinced the robberies are not the work of petty criminals but instead of a domestic terrorist gang looking to spark a race war to overthrow the government.
The trailer points to the white supremacists who are recruiting and training new members, fund-raising, killing opponents and launching terror attacks. Ultimately, Husk’s manhunt leads to Bob Mathews, a zealous racist played by Nicholas Hoult, who fronts a terror group called The Order.
“You’re not from here, huh?” a weary Mathews asks Husk from the cab of his pick-up truck in the trailer. “You following me?” a stoic Husk replies to the Aryan Nations group leader.
He is, as Husk at one point finds himself in the sights of Matthews’ rifle scope as he tries to unravel the neo-Nazi plot against the U.S. government, only to leave a trail of bloody bomb blasts and violence in wake of his pursuit.
The Order, which bowed in competition at Venice, was directed by Kurzel from a screenplay by Zach Baylin. The ensemble cast includes Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Alison Oliver and Marc Maron.
The Order is inspired by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s 1989 non-fiction book The Silent Brotherhood: The Chilling Inside Story of America’s Violent, Anti-Government Militia Movement, which was originally published by the Free Press on Jan. 1, 1989, with a more recent edition introduced on July 14, 2018.
The Order is produced by Bryan Haas, Stuart Ford, Kurzel and Law. Vertical is set to release the film in theaters on Dec. 6, 2024.
Source: Hollywoodreporter
