Detour 2017

Overview

Detour is a feature film categorized under thriller and action genres, with releases noted in 2016 and 2017. The storyline centers on a young law student who is grieving for his dying mother while facing a difficult internal conflict. Specifically, the student struggles to decide whether or not he should kill his unfaithful step-father. The production details and credits vary across different database records for films sharing the title. One version of the film is a British thriller written and directed by Christopher Smith, featuring a cast that includes Tye Sheridan, Stephen Moyer, Emory Cohen, Bel Powley, John Lynch, Gbenga Akinnagbe, and Reine Swart. Another source lists a runtime of one hour and thirty-seven minutes, an R rating, and a United States release date of January 20, 2017. Additional entries reference a forty-three-minute film directed by Martha Mitchell with a cast including Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Keith Carradine, and Patina Miller. Despite these variations in credits and formats, the central narrative focus across the source materials remains tied to the young law student's dilemma regarding his step-father.