PANIC
In UK cinemas 23rd September 2016
A
tense and timely urban thriller, set against the ruthless backdrop of
London’s exploitation of migrant labour, and featuring a star-making
turn from rising international talent David Gyasi (Interstellar, Cloud Atlas, The Dark Knight Rises), Panic, aTaxi Driverfor the 21st century, reveals a side of the city usually kept hidden deep in the shadows.
Key talent:
David Gyasi (Interstellar, Cloud Atlas, The Dark Knight Rises, Doctor Who)
Pippa Nixon (Cuffs, Containment, John Carter)
Yennis Cheung (Chinese Girls In London, Skyfall)
Jason Wong (Asylum, Hummingbird)
Sean Spencer (Writer/Director)
Synopsis:
Music journalist Andrew Deeley (David Gyasi, Interstellar)
lives in a high-rise tower block, cut off from the world,
psychologically scarred after a vicious street attack. He spends his
evenings watching his neighbours and becomes infatuated with Kem, a
beautiful young Chinese woman.
When
Amy, a married woman he meets online, witnesses Kem’s kidnapping,
Deeley tries and fails to get the police involved. He is left with no
choice but to try and find Kem himself, fighting his own anxieties as he
strives to find someone whom the world is happy to forget.
Armed
with only an Oyster card and a hammer, Deeley spirals into the heart of
the Chinese Triad underworld. Hoping for a fresh start with the elusive
Amy, Deely puts his life on the line as he fights to save Kem.
Taxi Driver for the 21st Century, PANIC is
a striking, breakout debut thriller from young British director Sean
Spencer, with compelling performances from Gyasi and renowned stage
actress Pippa Nixon.
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