The Mutineer follows a group of criminals who, fleeing a gun possession charge, take over a farm in rural Appalachia and try to secede from the United States. Loosely based on true events, a dispute over the possession of ... more »a gun leads to an exchange of gunfire between Lowell (played by Harris Doran) and the local sheriff's department. Lowell, along with a small group of compatriots, is forced to seek refuge at the farm of a country veterinarian and former preacher. As the police close in on them, Lowell and his little militia soon realize they have no other option but to take over the farm and forever sever ties with the U.S. Eventually, Lowell finds that he needs to impose some order on the farm, becoming a sort of reluctant overlord the very thing he was rebelling against at the outset. The Mutineer is a fast-paced, darkly comedic examination of the nature of society, authority and rebellion.« less