‘Detained’: Quiver Distribution Acquires North American Rights To Felipe Mucci’s Psychological Thriller Starring Abbie Cornish & Laz Alonso

EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution announced today the acquisition of North American rights to the upcoming psychological thriller Detained directed and co-written by Felipe Mucci (Two Deaths of Henry Baker) and Jeremy Palmer and starring Abbie Cornish (Amazon’s Jack Ryan, Bright Star, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) and Laz Alonso (Amazon’s The Boys, Avatar, Fast & Furious).

The cast is rounded out by Moon Bloodgood (Falling Skies, Code Black), John Patrick Amedori (Dear White People), Justin H. Min (Shortcomings, Beef), Breeda Wool (The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Birth/Rebirth), Josefine Lindegaard (Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child Of Fire), and Silas Weir Mitchell (Grimm, Prison Break).

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The film follows a woman (Cornish) who wakes up in a police interrogation room with no memory of the prior night and the accusations against her may have life altering implications. However, something is not quite right in this police station.

“Felipe Mucci has created a tense and tightly wound thriller that will keep audiences guessing at allegiances and motives,” said Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman. “We are delighted to be working with the great team at Kinogo Pictures on Detained.”

“We’ve poured our hearts into crafting a captivating and exhilarating film, and I’m absolutely thrilled to join forces with Quiver to share Detained with audiences everywhere,” said director Felipe Mucci.

“I am very excited to be partnering with Quiver Distribution on this release,” said Ryan Scaringe of Kinogo Pictures. “Quiver has a great working relationship with their filmmakers and excels at enhancing the visibility of their films. I couldn’t think of a better home for Detained.”

Detained is produced by Ryan Scaringe (The Djinn, The Boy Behind the Door) and co-produced by Amy Lippens. Executive producers include Monica Sufar, Abbie Cornish and Laz Alonso. The deal was negotiated by Judah Klatzker from Quiver Distribution, and Alfredo Lara Orbezo from Sublimity Entertainment on behalf of the filmmakers. Sublimity is handling Worldwide Sales.

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