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Exclusive trailer for “A ROUGH DRAFT,” from “NIGHT WATCH” creator, is pretty spectacular

Friday, December 13, 2019 | Exclusive, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Hailing from Russia, A ROUGH DRAFT is a sci-fi thriller/mindbender that sees U.S release next month, and we’ve got the exclusive first look at the visually striking trailer and the poster art.

Coming to DVD and digital platforms January 14 from High Octane Pictures, A ROUGH DRAFT was written by Sergei Lukyanenko, whose novel NIGHT WATCH was turned into a pair of internationally successful films (the second was DAY WATCH) by director Timur Bekmambetov. Sergey Mokritskiy directed, and the cast is headed by Nikita Volkov, Yulia Peresild and Yevgeny Tsyganov. According to the official synopsis, “A ROUGH DRAFT is set in and around the concept of open world video gaming, following a man without an identity nor memories who plays middle-man to corresponding worlds. Kirill’s identity has been eliminated. Erased from the memories of everyone around him, Kirill will be forced to serve as the gatekeeper of a portal that connects parallel worlds.”

The DVD will present the movie with English, French and the original Russian soundtracks, while the digital release will be dubbed in English and offered in the original language with subtitles where available.

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).