‘Rebel Ridge’ ending explained: is justice brought to the town of Shelby Springs?
nme.com**Warning: spoilers ahead**The pulsating action thriller Rebel Ridge is streaming on Netflix now, but is Aaron Pierre’s former Marine able to bring justice to the town of Shelby Springs?
Read on for all the info.The film stars Pierre, a rising British actor who has appeared in Old, The Underground Railroad and The A Word, as Terry Richmond, a highly skilled martial artist who is seeking to post bail for his cousin, but has the money seized unjustly by the local police.
In trying to retrieve the money, Richmond uncovers a complex web of constitutional corruption that threatens his life and that of those who try to help him.Rebel Ridge is written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Blue Ruin), and also stars Don Johnson as the local police chief, James Cromwell as the judge, and AnnaSophia Robb as Summer McBride, a legal clerk that sides with Richmond.In 2021, it was reported that John Boyega had walked away from the film mid-shoot due to “family reasons”, although the actor’s representatives later said claims he had simply walked away without telling producers were untrue.When Terry Richmond (Pierre) has his cousin’s bail money seized by the corrupt local police force, he challenges their authority, ultimately confronting the Chief Sandy Burnne (Johnson).
With the help of court clerk Summer McBride (Robb), Terry learns that the local force have been habitually detaining suspects for 90 days and seizing their money and arms, without justification.Terry secures the bail for his cousin’s release at the expense of the force, but the cousin is attacked by his fellow inmates at the moment of his release and later dies.
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