India, Sept. 19 -- American sports films have long leaned toward inspirational storytelling, where grit, glory and redemption define the arc. HIM, executive produced by Jordan Peele and directed by Justin Tipping, takes that very tradition and splinters it into something darker, bloodier, and far more unsettling. The film stars Tyriq Withers as Cameron Cade, a college quarterback on the cusp of NFL stardom, alongside Marlon Wayans as the legendary Isaiah White, with Tim Heidecker, Jim Jefferies and Julia Fox rounding out a striking supporting cast.

Cameron Cade is heralded as the next big thing in American football, a generational quarterback with a multimillion-dollar future seemingly guaranteed. But a brutal head injury threatens to de...