Until she met a new friend. Writer and director Kate Beecroft made a film about a horse ranch in the Badlands called "East of Wall," premiering Aug. 15 nationwide.

Kate Beecroft's directorial debut "East of Wall" could have been a gut-wrenching drama. Instead it's a muddled genre hybrid. But it looks great.

There were a few actors in the film. Broadway star Jennifer Ehle, known for “Pride and Prejudice” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” stars as Zimiga’s mother, Tracy, and even wore her mother’s actual clothes for ...