THE MANUAL
A father’s last act of love is a long-range assassination manual.
When a dying veteran writes a step-by-step assassination guide for his daughter—crafted with clinical precision and born of betrayal—she must choose whether to walk away or kill the man who destroyed their family: the President of the United States. In this world, erasure is the price of justice.
ABOUT THE FILM
The Manual is an existential descent written with surgical realism—part field guide, part confession—from a dying father to his only surviving child. When a service-related illness claims both him and his son, and his wife succumbs to grief, the daughter is left alone—angry, focused, and grieving. Her target: the man whose indifference denied them access to life-saving research, now elevated to the Presidency.
Powerless to stop her, the father does the only thing he can. He writes The Manual—a lean, lawful assassination blueprint built on two unrelenting principles: distance and time. It outlines how to acquire a Barrett M107A1, secure desert training grounds, stage escape vehicles, and erase identity. No gadgets. No dark web. No fantasy. Just tactical clarity—everything legal, verifiable, and coldly executable... until the moment the shot is fired.
But the manual is more than a kill guide. It’s a father’s final act of love disguised as operational planning. A last-ditch effort to offer survival, not glory. Beneath every chapter lies a plea: don’t do this. But he knows she will.
This is what happens when justice becomes illusion, grief becomes doctrine, and silence becomes the only safe place left to live. The final command? Burn the manual.
KEY CREATIVES
Writer/EP: Russ Adams
Director: Julien McGregor
Producer: Catrine McGregor
Status: Development
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Format: Feature film (90 min target)
Budget Tier: $250K–$750K (targeting ultra-indie)
Filming Locations: Oklahoma TBA
Timeline: Filming 2026, release target 2026-2027
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