In this powerful and dramatic thriller about betrayal and bitter revenge, a handsome young US Marine called Elvis (GAEL GARCIA BERNAL - The Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Amores Perros) returns to his Preacher father's sleepy hometown dreaming for some kind of reconciliation - having been abandoned by the man as a child.

Elvis walks through the world with an effortless charm, and seems to be the very embodiment of hope and enthusiasm. But now the Preacher (WILLIAM HURT - The Village, A.I.) has a new family, and is in no mood to confront his past mistakes, so he callously rejects Elvis again - and this flippant act of cruelty sets off a course of action from which the Preacher and his family may never recover...

Written by Milo Addica (Monster's Ball, Birth), THE KING is a controversial tale of tragic retaliation and twisted love.