A Soldier Returns with a Demon in Supernatural Horror ‘Refuge’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
April 16, 2024
Source: YouTube
“I know you think you found something out there. Or something found him…” Vertical has revealed a full official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled Refuge, made by the acclaimed Finnish action filmmaker Renny Harlin – also of The Strangers; Chapter 1. Apparently he was already in Bulgaria shooting Ninja Fury when local producers contacted him about making Refuge next. After a mysterious attack from a malevolent demon during his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Sergeant Rick Pedroni returns home a changed man, and more dangerous than ever. This is similar to many other solider-returns-home-damaged films but with a supernatural PTSD twist. The film stars Aston McAuley as Rick, Sophie Simnet as his wife Kate, Raza Jaffrey, Johanna Harlin, Shervin Alenabi, Atanas Srebrev, Max Kraus, and Jason Flemyng. This mostly looks like generic horror mashed up with a soldier story, though it does have some scary scenes in it.
Here’s the full official trailer (+ poster) for Renny Harlin’s film Refuge, direct from YouTube:
Sergeant Rick Pedroni (Aston McAuley) returns home to his wife changed and dangerous after suffering an attack by a mysterious force during combat in Afghanistan on his tour of duty. Refuge, also known as The Refuge, is written by prolific Finnish action filmmaker Renny Harlin, director of many films including Born American, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, Cutthroat Island, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea, Mindhunters, Exorcist: The Beginning, The Covenant, Cleaner, 12 Rounds, 5 Days of War, Devil’s Pass, The Legend of Hercules, Skiptrace, Bodies at Rest, The Misfits, Class Reunion 3, The Refuge, and The Bricklayer previously, along with this year’s The Strangers; Chapter 1. The screenplay is written by Ben Sztajnkrycer. Produced by Renny Harlin, Yariv Lerner, Gary Lucchesi, Michael McKay, and Robert Van Norden. This already opened in Lithuania and Estonia last fall. Vertical releases Harlin’s Refuge in select US theatrs + on VOD starting on April 19th, 2024. Look good?
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