About The Film
How do you justify betraying your family, even when your moral compass tells you it's the right thing to do?
"Deserters" follows Sadie, a counterdependent woman who married into a world of wealth and privilege, as she attempts to navigate a weekend engagement celebration with her passive husband, Bryan, and her in-laws. Throughout, we see fragments of Sadie on a solo voyage through the desert, a physicalization of her isolation.
Why do people do things that go against their interests? In no-win scenarios, should you flee or fight? Questions both ancient and modern permeate “Deserters,” which hinges on the ever-shifting balance between morality and loyalty. The film forces the viewer to ask: are we culpable?