Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired the rights to the Award-winning Australian indie feature film RAGE, set for release on all major VOD platforms in North America and a Vimeo On Demand release in Australia on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021. RAGE is a suspenseful revenge thriller starring Matt Theo (Night Shift), Hayley Beveridge (Dead Moon Circus) and Richard Norton (Mad Max: Fury Road), that aims to explore the aftermath of trauma, the expectations of modern marriage, revenge and infidelity.
From director John Balazs (Dancer, Night Shift) and writer Michael J. Kospiah (The Suicide Theory), RAGE was produced by Marlane Ghmed and Vikki Blinks for Prima Lux Films in association with Adam La Rosa (Suzi Q) for La Rosa Productions.
Synopsis: after a violent home invasion leaves mild-mannered husband Noah (Matt Theo) in a coma and his wife Madeline (Hayley Beveridge) deeply traumatised, Noah awakens to find out that one of the attackers is still on the loose. As Noah and the nearly-despondent Madeline try to move on with their lives, Madeline spots the attacker, opening up a twisted tale of brutal revenge where all isn’t as it seems. Along the way, a scarred and seasoned Detective John Bennett (Richard Norton) fights his own inner demons whilst trying to solve the crime.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Gravitas Ventures to distribute RAGE,” said John Balazs. “They are truly a filmmakers distributor and we are excited to work with them to get our powerful, character driven thriller in front of audiences.”
“Rage is a sizzling burn of a film exploring the depths of human anguish,” said Gravitas Ventures Senior Acquisitions Manager Nick Royak. “It’s stunning what can happen to us in life and John Balazs takes us on the winding road post trauma. The Gravitas team is very excited for the opportunity to work with this talented group of filmmakers from halfway around the world.”
The film scooped up several awards at Queen Palm Film Festival 2021 earlier this month, including Gold Awards for Best Feature and Best Editor. In 2020, it was awarded Best Feature at Los Angeles Film Awards, Best Director and Best Editor at Montreal Independent Film Festival, Best Supporting Actor at Rome Prisma Awards and Best Feature Film at Oniros Film Awards. Circus Road Films is handling worldwide sales.
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About Gravitas Ventures
Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, is a leading all rights distributor of independent feature films and documentaries. Founded in 2006, Gravitas connects independent filmmakers and producers with distribution opportunities across the globe. Working with talented directors and producers, Gravitas Ventures has distributed thousands of films into over a hundred million homes in North America – over one billion homes worldwide. Recent releases include The Secret: Dare to Dream, directed by Andy Tennant and starring Katie Holmes; End of Sentence starring Logan Lerman and John Hawkes; Looks that Kill; Tread; Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk, narrated by Bill Murray; Colin Hanks’ All Things Must Pass; and the upcoming Our Friend starring Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson, and Jason Segel. For more information, please visit gravitasventures.com, and follow @GravitasVOD on Twitter and @gravitasventures on Instagram.
About Red Arrow Studios
Red Arrow Studios is one of the world’s leading creators and distributors of entertainment content, comprised of an acclaimed network of international production companies and labels in seven territories; world-leading digital studio, Studio71, based in six countries; and global film and TV distributors Red Arrow Studios International and Gravitas Ventures. The group’s significant output includes scripted, non-scripted and formatted content and IP, from TV and film to short-form and branded content, made for an array of global networks and platforms. Red Arrow Studios is part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, one of Europe’s leading media groups. redarrowstudios.com
About Prima Lux Films
Prima Lux Films is an independent film production company based in Melbourne, Australia established by Marlane Ghmed and John Balazs. With a special interest in the development and production of high concept action, thriller and science fiction films for the Australian and International film market, their last 3 short films have collectively attained more than 40 international film festival accolades. They actively and aggressively pursue the mission of making high quality feature films that have a polished blockbuster look and feel with an independent production structure, budget and spirit.
La Rosa Productions
La Rosa Productions is an independent production company supporting the development, funding, distribution and marketing of feature films and documentaries. Founded by actor and producer Adam La Rosa in 2016. Collaborating on projects with other production companies and filmmakers, films that bear the La Rosa Productions stamp such as The Legend of Ben Hall and SUZI Q have been screened, sold and distributed across the world.