5 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁the ▁film ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁ball oting ▁for ▁the ▁G rol sch ▁People ' s ▁Cho ice ▁Mid night ▁Mad ness ▁Award . ▁The ▁film ▁began ▁a ▁limited ▁release ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁before ▁being ▁widely ▁released ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 ▁through ▁A 2 4 . ▁It ▁appeared ▁on ▁many ▁critics ' ▁lists ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁films ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Empire ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Hor ror , ▁but ▁under per formed ▁at ▁the ▁box - office , ▁gross ing ▁$ 3 . 8 ▁million ▁against ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Pat , ▁Sam , ▁Re e ce ▁and ▁T iger ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁punk ▁band , ▁the ▁Ain ' t ▁Rights , ▁trav elling ▁through ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west . ▁After ▁their ▁gig ▁is ▁cancel led , ▁local ▁radio ▁host ▁T ad ▁arr anges ▁a ▁show ▁through ▁his ▁cousin , ▁Daniel , ▁at ▁a ▁ne o - N azi ▁skin head ▁bar ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁outside ▁Port land , ▁opening ▁for ▁N SB M ▁band ▁Cow catch er . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁show , ▁Pat ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁green ▁room ▁to ▁retrieve ▁Sam ' s ▁phone ▁and ▁sees ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁a ▁girl , ▁Em ily , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁st ab bed ▁to ▁death