A streaming movie about a man who takes on small town corruption has roots in real life. The legal nightmare of civil forfeiture isn't fiction for some Americans.

While the story is set in a fictional town called Shelby Springs, star Aaron Pierre tells PEOPLE the movie was filmed in New Orleans and Leesville, La.

When Saulnier emerged on the American indie filmmaking scene with Blue Ruin and Green Room, alongside filmmakers like Taylor Sheridan and Dan Gilroy he seemed like a natural to carry that great tradition of Hollywood thrillers into the future.

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Before Aaron Pierre was cast as Terry in Netflix's Rebel Ridge, John Boyega was set to play the former marine. So why did he leave the project?