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Splattery slasher film “PENSIVE” from Lithuania gets North American distribution

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

It’s headed for streaming release later this year.

Cinedigm has announced that it has picked up North American rights to PENSIVE, and will unleash the movie via Bloody Disgusting’s streaming platform SCREAMBOX on a date to be determined in 2023. Directed by Jonas Trukanas from a script he wrote with Titus Laucius, it stars Sarunas Rapolas Meliesius, Marius Repsys, Gabija Bargailaite and Povilas Jatkevicius. The synopsis: “Inspired by local legends, PENSIVE follows a group of privileged high school classmates. After these classmates destroy a set of life-size wooden statues during a wild graduation party, a mysterious killer begins picking the group off one by one.”

“Gory and glorious, PENSIVE is a gritty throwback to the ’80s and the heyday of slasher cinema,” says Bloody Disgusting’s Brad Miska. “Calling back to FRIDAY THE 13TH, the filmmakers took what was great about that era and give it a refreshing lift with the infusion of Eastern European folklore.” See the movie’s original trailer below.

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).