The FBI and ATF seize religious leader David Koresh's Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas in the spring of 1993.
Cast:Michael Shannon , Taylor Kitsch , Andrea Riseborough , Paul Sparks , Rory Culkin , Shea Whigham , Melissa Benoist , Julia Garner , Demore Barnes , Vivien Lyra Blair , J.B. Tuttle , Duncan Joiner , Camryn Manheim , Annika Marks , Tait Fletcher , Glenn Fleshler , Eric Lange , Michael Hyland
The ATF receives a tip of suspicious activity involving weapons taking place among a small religious community led by David Koresh at the Mount Carmel Center, located just outside of Waco, TX.
ATF agent Jacob Vasquez begins undercover surveillance and befriends David Koresh.
With the ATF siege in motion, assault vehicles storm the Mount Carmel compound and exchange gunfire, which begins a 51-day standoff.
The Branch Davidians refuse to surrender. David Koresh waits for a sign from god. The Davidians are tested by a lack of food and medicine.
The end of the stalement seems to approach as the FBI's tactical division turns up the heat.
The standoff at the Mount Carmel compound comes to a violent and tragic end.