Shudder acquired Coralie Fargeat’s Revenge last summer, which Brad just praised as being “beyond a shadow of a doubt the first great horror film of 2018.” It’s headed to the streaming service later this year, but first its getting a theatrical release.
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NEON has just snagged the North American theatrical rights to Revenge, which is currently playing at Sundance. Deadline notes that “NEON will market and distribute the film theatrically in advance of its exclusive streaming premiere on Shudder later in the year.”
Written by Fargeat, the story sees “three wealthy, middle-aged CEOs – all married family men – get together for their annual hunting game in a desert canyon. It’s a way for them to let off steam and affirm their manhood with guns. But this time, one of them has come along with his young mistress, a sexy Lolita who quickly arouses the interest of the two others… Things get out of hand… Left for dead in the middle of this arid hell, the young woman comes back to life, and the hunting game turns into a ruthless manhunt.”
Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz (Rings) and Kevin Janssens star.