Variety shares a first image from Don’t Kill Loretta, the English-language debut of German writer-director Oliver Kienle, whose credits include […]
Variety shares a first image from Don’t Kill Loretta, the English-language debut of German writer-director Oliver Kienle, whose credits include hit series Bad Banks and Netflix martial arts movie Sixty Minutes.
The film is a suspense-driven supernatural horror story set deep in Germany’s forests.
“Set against the eerie backdrop of a remote forest in Germany, the story follows a group of young Americans from the beauty and fashion industry attending a wellness retreat. After a night fueled by excess, they encounter a terrifying presence in the darkness. What begins as a presumed hallucination soon escalates into a nightmare as one of them undergoes disturbing physical changes, leading to a life and death fight.”
Don’t Kill Loretta has a young international cast, including Toronto Film Festival 2023 Rising Star Kudakwashe Rutendo (Backspot), George Ferrier (The Hunting Wives), Sharahya Carter (Wu-Tang: An American Saga), Leonie Wesselow (How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)), Lily Mo Sheen (Massive Talent), and Timothy Innes (The Last Kingdom).
The Playmaker has come on board as the international sales agent on the upcoming horror feature.
The film produced by Babylon Berlin producer X Filme Creative Pool and Dor Film in co-production with ZDF and Erfttal Film.
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