Director: Gary Wheeler
Two years behind bars for a crime he never committed leave Hunter Braddock with little patience left for the men still running his hometown in Far Haven, a 2023 American western drama directed by Gary Wheeler.
What is Far Haven about?
Released from Yuma Territorial Prison in 1887 after serving time for something he did not do, Hunter Braddock heads back to Far Haven, Arizona, meaning only to raise his two children and put the past behind him. That plan collapses quickly once an unmarked group of raiders attacks his father-in-law, an act of violence that turns out to be tied to the same network of corrupt interests that has been quietly squeezing the town for years. Braddock, a man who has already lost more than most people would recover from, finds he cannot simply keep his head down while the people he loves remain exposed. The film follows him as he pieces together who is really behind the raids and how far the corruption reaches, forcing a reluctant return to the kind of confrontation he had hoped prison had cured him of wanting.
Cast & crew
Bailey Chase plays Hunter Braddock with a controlled, weathered restraint that suits a man trying to stay out of trouble he can already see coming. Nancy Stafford and A Martinez round out a cast of townspeople with their own stakes in how the conflict resolves, while Lev Cameron and Livi Birch play Braddock's children, giving the western's central threat a personal, domestic edge rather than an abstract one.
Context & significance
Far Haven sits within the small but steady wave of American westerns released in recent years that lean on frontier-justice storytelling and small-town corruption rather than large-scale gunfights. Its 1887 Arizona Territory setting and wrongful-imprisonment backstory place it closer to classic genre templates than to revisionist westerns, favoring a clear line between the townspeople and the forces exploiting them.
Where & how to watch
Far Haven is available on K-Time with a Farsi interface designed for Persian-speaking audiences, and the film includes both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. This page can be read without an account; watching the film itself requires logging into K-Time first.