French sales Other Angle (“Double Down South”) has boarded “PH-1,” a tech-driven political thriller starring Mark Kassen, Abubakar Salim, Dina Shihabi, Vinessa Shaw and Jesse L. Martin Ta.
Kassen, an actor and director, directed the film from a script he co-wrote with Cheryl Guerriero and Brent Cote. Kassen produced the film alongside Iliana Nikolić under the Like Mind Entertainment production banner.
“PH-1” depicts a promising politician locked in a luxurious penthouse by his remote captors and forced to watch his life destroyed by social and traditional media. . He embarks on a journey to escape the compound, struggling to figure out who and why he fell into it.
Mr. Cassen, an actor-turned-director, has previously directed HBO’s “Puncture,” starring Chris Evans, “Bernard and Doris,” starring Ralph Fiennes and Susan Sarandon, and Evans’ “Before We Go.” ” is directed.
Kassen said the completed PH-1 has a modern sound. “Because we are reliving the cultural landscape of the 1970s: skepticism of our government, fear of manipulation by the media, racial inequality, and a “rigged system.” He described “PH-1” as a “contemporary, dramatic political thriller based on the current zeitgeist of media and government.”
The production also builds a “technology ecosystem” of phones, screens and televisions that are “triggered live, giving the performers the opportunity to interact with the media that is ‘controlling’ their characters in real time.” I did. ” Other Angle goes on sale at American Film Market.
