'Blow the Man Down': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about Amazon Prime crime thriller

The upcoming Amazon Studio's film titled 'Blow The Man Down' chronicles the quiet of a New England fishing town that echoes with murky secrets as two sisters cover up a murder
UPDATED FEB 25, 2020
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'Blow The Man Down', an upcoming film by Amazon Studio, chronicles the quiet of a New England fishing town that echoes with murky secrets as two sisters cover up a murder. The crime thriller first made its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019 and will release on the streaming service Amazon Prime in March.

Release date

'Blow the Man Down' will premiere on March 20, 2020.

Plot

The official synopsis reads, "Welcome to Easter Cove, a salty fishing village on the far reaches of Maine’s rocky coast. Grieving the loss of their mother and facing an uncertain future, Mary Beth & Priscilla Connolly cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, the sisters must go deeper into Easter Cove’s underbelly and uncover the town matriarchs' darkest secrets."

Cast

Morgan Saylor

Morgan Saylor attends the "Homeland" Season 8 Premiere at Museum of Modern Art on February 4, 2020, in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Morgan Frances Saylor is known for her role as Dana Brody in 'Homeland,' a Showtime series. She was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2013 and 2014, along with the rest of the cast of 'Homeland.' Her other works include Disney's 'McFarland', 'When We Were Young', 'White Girl' and 'Unafraid'.

Sophie Lowe

Sophie Lowe attends the "Blow The Man Down" screening at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at SVA Theater on April 26, 2019, in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

Sophie Lowe is an English-born Australian actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her roles in 'Beautiful Kate', 'Autumn Blood', 'After the Dark', 'Adore' and 'Road Kill'. She also starred in TV series such as 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland', 'The Slap', 'The Returned' and 'The Beautiful Lie'.

Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale attends the premiere of Warner Bros Pictures' "The Kitchen" at TCL Chinese Theatre on August 05, 2019, in Hollywood, California. (David Livingston/Getty Images)

Margo Martindale has graced both big and small screens with an impressive resume under her belt. In 2011, Martindale won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for her role as Mags Bennett in 'Justified'. She was also nominated for a Tony in 2004 for Best Featured Actress for her role in the play 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' and has voiced the fictional version of herself on Netflix's 'BoJack Horseman'.

Her other works include, 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story', 'The Hours', 'Million Dollar Baby', 'Dead Man Walking', 'The Firm', 'The Savages' and 'Hannah Montana: The Movie' among a few others.

Other actors include June Squibb, Annette O'Toole and Marceline Hugot.

Creators

The film is written and directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy. Producers of the film include Drew Houpt, Alex Scharfman, Tim Headington and Lia Buman.

Trailer



 

Where to watch

Watch the 90-minute crime drama, 'Blow the Man Down', on Amazon Prime on March 20, 2020.

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