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A “CORPORATE RETREAT” turns bloody in horror/black comedy; release date announced, plus trailer

The business world turns into a literal bloodbath this summer.

Passage Pictures and Western Film Services have announced that CORPORATE RETREAT is coming to theaters May 22. The movie will have its world premiere Sunday, April 5 at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. Directed by Aaron Fisher from a script he wrote with Kerri Lee Romeo, it stars Alan Ruck, Odeya Rush, Ashton Sanders, Rosanna Arquette, Sasha Lane, Kirby Johnson, Zion Moreno, Tyler Alvarez, Benjamin Norris, Elias Kacavas and Ellen Toland, with makeup effects by veteran artist Gary J. Tunnicliffe. According to the official synopsis, “CORPORATE RETREAT is a savage horror–dark comedy that sends a group of ambitious young executives on a luxury team-building escape—only to strip it down into a brutal, blood-soaked fight for survival. Equal parts vicious satire and survival nightmare, the film skewers corporate culture while unleashing graphic carnage, pitch-black humor, and jaw-dropping twists that ensure nobody’s performance review is safe.”

“The commercial release strategy for CORPORATE RETREAT,” says Western Film Services’ Joe Garel, “is centered on the strongest horror markets in the country, supported by advance ticketing and targeted digital outreach to a broad range of genre audiences and influencers. The intent is to build a wide release strategy heading into the nationwide opening.”

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