Media 8 Entertainment, a leading film company engaged in the production, financing, acquisition and worldwide licensing of theatrical features in a variety of genres, announced today that it has acquired worldwide rights to the breakout SXSW hit film “The Horseman,” directed by Steven Kastrissios and starring Peter Marshall. The film will make its market debut and will be screened for international buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
“We love this film, and are very excited to bring it to our buyers,” said Stewart Hall, President of Media 8 Entertainment. “It's one of the most intense, exciting, and well-directed revenge thrillers that we have seen – this movie starts at full speed, and never lets up.”
“The Horseman” is the debut film from Australian director Steven Kastrissios, who is repped by United Talent Agency. “The Horseman” has been much buzzed about on the festival circuit and has garnered rave reviews both from critics and fans alike. Kastrissios won the “Best Australian Director” award at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival, where the film also won the prize for “Best Australian Film.” “The Horseman” had its US premiere as an official Midnight Selection at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival, where it gained rave reviews. Ain't It Cool news said: “This is how a revenge flick is done…Kastrissios deftly builds that momentum to the point that the audience actually cheers with each excruciating turn.” Urban Cinefile described the film as “a riveting revenge thriller...a high impact, well-crafted film that pushes the boundaries in every direction...[featuring] among the best, most realistic and harrowing fight scenes captured on film anywhere.” Scott Weinberg of Fearnet called it “one of the most intense, powerful, and aggressively compelling films I've seen in quite some time… [with] a stunning lead performance by Peter Marshall...a rock-solid thriller that powers forward from frame one and never takes the easy way out... one of the most blisteringly intense and effective flicks I've seen in at least five years.”
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