Submitted Photo Chris Bylsma, left, as State’s Attorney Sam Taylor, and Joseph Gray, right, as Sheriff CA Jacobson, are shown during filming “End of the Rope.” It was filmed on location in Burleigh and McKenzie counties.

Premieres for the North Dakota film, “End of the Rope,” will be held this week in Williston and Minot.

The Williston premiere will be Friday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in T&J Agnes Grand Theatre.

The Minot premiere will be Saturday, April 15, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Oak Park Theater.

The premiere evenings include question-and-answer time with the cast crew. Tickets are available at endoftheropefilm.com.

“End of the Rope” is set in McKenzie County in western North Dakota in 1931. It is the story of a town that rises up to take justice into its own hands when a family mysteriously disappears from the town of Schafer. The film is based on the history book “End of the Rope,” written by the late Dennis Edward Johnson, a Watford City attorney, historian and storyteller.

The film, shot on location in Burleigh and McKenzie counties in 2021, was produced by local production companies, Canticle Productions and DN Cinematics, in collaboration with Minneapolis director Charlie Griak. Daniel Bielinski is the film’s producer.

Minot and Williston are among seven select theaters in the state to hold premiere screenings of the film. Other theaters in North Dakota and surrounding region will show the film later.