(2024, USA, 130')
Based on extensive research involving Oklahoma law enforcement and active gang members, King Ivory offers a fresh and authentic look into the world of Fentanyl trafficking within the state penitentiary of McAlester, known as “Big Mac.” A hundred times more potent than heroin and almost undetectable during inspections, the drug known as “King Ivory” has flooded the market, triggering a wave of overdoses, crimes, and addictions. The film follows the efforts of a task force to prevent the trafficking run by the Irish mob boss George “Smiley” Greene.
Screenwriter and director John Swab, creatively rooted in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is known for his personal cinema that explores themes such as drug addiction, lives on the margins, and youth crushed by the system. King Ivory follows the success of his crime thrillers One Day as a Lion (2023) and Little Dixie (2023), the slasher Candy Land (2022), and the thriller dramas Ida Red and Body Brokers from 2021.
