The Witch‘s Ralph Ineson will play a modern-day genie in Two Neighbors, a satirical thriller based on Aesop’s fable “Avaricious and Envious.”
Anya Chalotra (“The Witcher”) and Chloe Cherry (“Euphoria”) star as a struggling writer and an insatiable socialite who become entangled in a dangerous conflict fueled by a modern-day genie who promises to grant their deepest, darkest wishes.
Ondine Viñao makes her feature directorial debut on the UK-lensed film from a script she co-wrote with Jordan Johnson.
Taz Skylar (“One Piece”), William Hope (Aliens), Jake Simmance (Better Man), and Samuel Anderson (Gunpowder Milkshake) round out the cast.
Ivy Freeman-Attwood, who also appears in the movie, produces via her Silkscreen along with Portal Pictures.
Screen Daily reports that Film Mode Entertainment is representing Two Neighbors at the European Film Market in Berlin this week.