Gunpowder & Sky has acquired U.S. rights to the Irish sci-fi thriller Sea Fever, the Neasa Hardiman-directed pic that had its world premiere this fall at the Toronto Film Festival, reports Deadline who also reveals it will now get a U.S. release in early 2020.
The film is being described by some as “The Thing meets Annihilation,” which is more than enough to grab my attention.
In Sea Fever, a bizarre creature hitches a ride on a departing trawler.
“The crew of a West of Ireland trawler, marooned at sea, struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.”
TIFF adds that the film “leverages the mysteries of the sea to amplify the potential horrors of the unknown.”
Our very own Joe Lipsett reviewed the film out of the festival, writing that it’s “a smart character drama that subverts aquatic horror tropes.”
Connie Nielsen, Hermione Corfield, and Dougray Scott star.
