The Warrant: Breaker's Law

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The Warrant: Breakers Law
The Warrant Breaker's Law (2023) poster.jpg
Release poster
Directed byBrent Christy
Written byShea Sizemore
Starring
Production
companies
Imagicomm Entertainment
INSP Films
Release date
  • April 18, 2023 (2023-04-18)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Warrant: Breaker's Law is a 2023 American Western film. It is the sequel to The Warrant , with Neal McDonough returning as Sheriff John Breaker. [1]

Contents

A trailer for the film came out in early 2023, [2] before it was released on Vudu in April 2023. [3] It was nominated for a Golden Nymph Award in the fiction category in 2023. [4]

Plot

The story continues on from the original film, following the life of John Breaker, played by Neal McDonough. [5] The next instalment of Breaker's career is set in the 1870s, with him now serving as Federal Marshal. He sets out with good friend and Deputy Marshal, Bugle Bearclaw, to deliver a warrant to Henry Bronson. Bronson spent years evading the authorities after years of criminal activity. After capturing Bronson they start the journey to deliver him to the local Marshal. Things don't go to plan after they realise Bronson is the estranged brother of the notorious outlaw, Yule Bronson. [6]

Yule Bronson (played by Dermot Mulroney) regularly terrorizes the town where the local Marshal is based, Absolem's Hill. On the arrival of Breaker, Bearclaw and Yule's estranged brother, the story takes various twists and turns as the group of Marshal's try to find a way to solve the dispute. John Breaker's family connections are also pulled into the affair. [7]

Main cast

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Release & accolades

Breaker's Law was officially released on Vudu on April 18, 2023. It has a scheduled DVD release date of May 30, 2023. [11]

In May 2023, Breaker's Law was nominated for a Golden Nymph Award in the Fiction category at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. [12] [13]

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