 The film was originally called "Lawless" and was shot on location in the rural town of Guerneville, California.Nate (Spencer Treat Clark) and Skylar (Nick Eversman), sons of sheriff Bloom Towne (Ted Levine), are involved in the accidental death of Mayor Cavanaugh's son Dick in a hunting accident.Older brother Nate fired the deadly shot, but to protect him, younger Skylar, still a minor, takes the blame.