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Survival shocker “THE RETREAT” set to break out next month

Launched in 2019’s Frontières co-production market at the Fantasia Film Festival, the movie now has distribution and a release date.

Quiver Distribution has announced its acquisition of worldwide rights to THE RETREAT, which it will release to select theaters and VOD/digital platforms May 21. Directed by Pat Mills and written by Alyson M. Richards, it stars Tommie-Amber Pirie, Sarah Allen, Aaron Ashmore, Rossif Sutherland and Celina Sinden. According to the official synopsis, “THE RETREAT follows Renee [Pirie] and Valerie [Allen] as they leave the city to spend a romantic weekend away at a remote cabin in the woods, but the couple ends up fighting for their lives while hunted by group of militant serial killers.”

“The ensemble cast shines in this clever thriller that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats,” say Quiver co-presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman. Keep your eyes here for the trailer and more from THE RETREAT.

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