Two major problems. First, the writing attempts to be profound but the dialogue leaves the impression that the characters are talking nonsense in their sleep. It's left to the audience to try to assemble some sort of message or moral from the random strings of phrases. Second, the characters seem based in inscrutability and fail to make contact with one another or with the audience. Weston's character arc is abrupt and unmotivated. Hildegard is so inconsistent that her character looses traction. The reveal of the McGuffin -- the monstrance -- falls flat. This is another "modern" western seeking meaning in the bleak. While the mileau may have been rooted in realism, the characters were not. Good scenics of North Dakota, though.
Review of Sanctified
