Hard Powder

In early 2017, the film was refused a permit to shoot in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. The explanation given was that Parks Canada objected to the antagonist of the film being an aboriginal Canadian. Even the actor playing the role, popular aboriginal Canadian Tom Jackson, could not sway the government agency's opinion, and the production was moved out of the park.

When Kyle is kidnapped by Viking's men, he is shot up with heroin in the buttock, where there are no veins making the drug rather ineffective. In addition, Kyle's death was dismissed as a typical overdose, but even a small-town coroner should have noticed that Kyle had no needle tracks in the typical locations actual users shoot up into (like the veins in the arms) and should have noticed the single needle mark in his backside.

However, like most states the coroner is an elected official, essentially it can be anyone over 18, not a felon and be registered to vote and depending on the county may not even have the skills to adequately hold the office. In Colorado a forensic pathologist is required to perform autopsies if the coroner requires one and is not a forensic pathologist themselves. An assumed drug overdose is likely to skip the expense.

This film has no opening credits, except for the title itself. All throughout the entire film, immediately after a character is killed, the screen cuts to black, and the character's name, and nickname, is displayed.

Featured in Jeremy Vine: Folge #2.26 (2019)