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Sovereign

6.7(154)20251h 40m3

Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his tearing down.

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Released
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Language
English
  • police chief
  • conspiracy theory
  • true crime
  • police standoff
  • extremist
  • aggressive
  • sovereignty
  • manhunt
  • father son relationship
  • pathetic
  • drama
  • action

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereTribeca Festival8 Jun 2025
    • PremiereBentonville Film Festival20 Jun 2025
    • PremierePalm Springs Cultural Center (Palm Springs, California)9 Jul 2025
    • Theatrical (limited)R11 Jul 2025
    • Digital / OTTR11 Jul 2025
    • PremiereFort Lauderdale Film Festival5 Aug 2025
    • PremiereCalabasas Film Festival18 Sept 2025
    • PremiereUtah Film Center3 Dec 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • Digital / OTT1515 Sept 2025
  • AustraliaAU

    • PhysicalMA 15+17 Dec 2025
  • CanadaCA

    • Digital / OTT11 Jul 2025
    • PremiereWindsor International Film Festival26 Oct 2025
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical11 Jul 2025
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereDeauville American Film Festival7 Sept 2025
    • Theatrical2 Sept 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Digital / OTT23 Apr 2026
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT15 Sept 2025
  • IsraelIL

    • Digital / OTTYes5 Nov 2026
  • RussiaRU

    • Theatrical18+7 Aug 2025
  • SpainES

    • Theatrical1611 Jul 2025
    • Digital / OTT15 Sept 2025
  • SwedenSE

    • Digital / OTT6 Oct 2025

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Sovereign was released on 11 July 2025.

Audience reviews

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    rssp55

    7/14/2025

    8/10

    I gave it an 8/10, and I do think it's a compelling and interesting film. I'd go so far as to say it's one of the best indie films of 2025 so far. But holy moly is it hard to watch. Watching the treatment of the teenage character by his father should give anyone with a pulse a strong sense of discomfort, and it's not out of line to say that much of what we see her is abusive, even as the teenager takes clandes…

  • C

    Chandler Danier

    7/16/2025

    6/10

    I think everything about this is good. I didn't really like it, though. Performances were great. Some good yelling. A little too much yelling. I feel like this is an Oscar attempt. Or a lot of wreathed indie festival badges. Poor kid. Interesting things happen. The ending is unnecessary. Who is this about? I don't care about that man at all. Beautiful minivan. Bit of a shame they blow their load on the cover. Sove…

  • B

    Brent Marchant

    1/25/2026

    7/10

    In a time when it has become increasingly more prevalent to mistrust what those in officialdom have to say, it’s understandable how hardened resistance would arise in response, especially in light of recent events. But does this give individuals the right to willfully disregard widely accepted, reasonable social and legal standards in favor of their own questionable interpretations of these matters in the name of per…

  • T

    The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy

    7/29/2026

    8/10

    More unsettling than what is depicted on screen in writer and director Christian Swegel's debut **SOVEREIGN**, is the horror of realizing that I personally know people who embrace the nationalist, sovereign ethos. A long and ignominious line of homegrown American malcontents from Timothy McVeigh to Ted Kaczynski remains a worrying trend on our society -- and we would be wise to pay closer attention. In Swegel's…

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