Director: Ashley Cahill
Cast: Malcolm Goodwin, Furly Mac, Triana Browne, Okea Eme-Akwari, Randall J. Bacon
Resurrection Road is a 2025 American action-horror drama directed by Ashley Cahill, set during the American Civil War. The film follows six Black Union soldiers on a near-impossible mission into Confederate-held territory, blending wartime suspense with dark supernatural undercurrents that push the genre into unexpected territory.
What is Resurrection Road about?
Led by Barabbas, a formerly enslaved man turned soldier, a small handpicked unit is dispatched deep into the forests of Arkansas with one objective: destroy the long-range artillery inside a fortified Confederate stronghold. The odds are stacked against them from the start — outnumbered, deep in hostile land, with no guarantee of return. As they push further into the woods, the mission becomes something darker than any of them anticipated. The film strips away conventional Civil War heroics and replaces them with grim survival tension, forcing each character to confront not only the enemy but something lurking far beyond the battlefield.
Cast & crew
Director Ashley Cahill brings a lean, pressure-cooker approach to the material. Malcolm Goodwin leads the ensemble as the central figure, supported by Furly Mac, Triana Browne, and Okea Eme-Akwari. Veteran character actor Michael Madsen appears in a supporting role, while Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ronnie Gene Blevins round out the Confederate-side presence. The cast keeps the tension grounded even as the story shifts toward darker genre territory.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Resurrection Road offers the familiar pull of war cinema grafted onto something stranger — a horror-inflected survival story that sidesteps the usual Hollywood Civil War formula. The film is available with a Persian dub, making it accessible to Farsi speakers who prefer to watch in their own language without reading subtitles. Its short runtime and relentless pacing suit an evening watch, and its genre-blending approach — action meets dread — mirrors the kind of tense, atmospheric storytelling that resonates across cultures. Viewers who enjoy siege narratives or military horror will find familiar footing here.
Where & how to watch
Resurrection Road is available on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, no extra download needed. Subscribe and cancel anytime.