by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Something about this Pandemic is perfect for a Greek horror movie. Opening in theaters before a VOD North American release on Sept. 8 from Dark Star Pictures, ENTWINED is that movie. Why? Because, for one thing, Pandemic is a Greek word, from ‘pan’ meaning “all” and ‘demos’ meaning “people.” More to the point, thousands of years ago, Greek tragedies paved the way for everybody else in Western culture.
ENTWINED from director, also co-writer, Minos Nikolakakis is creepy in all the right remote and isolated, emotionally and socially distanced ways.
Imagine a woodland setting, a city doctor in a rural area, add a fire cult figure. Okay, that’s an oversimplification.
The official synopsis is that “Panos (Prometheus Aleifer), a city doctor, relocates his practice to a remote village and quickly falls for Danae (Anastasia Rafaella Konidi), who lives in isolation with a mysterious skin condition. Determined to find Danae a cure, Panos learns of her dark secret and that all is not what it seems.” Creepy and a love story, how Greek tragedy is that?
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ENTWINED was an Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival, and globally on the circuit. Theatre openings date back to Aug. 28. Including: Los Angeles (Laemmle), New York (Alamo On Demand), Philadelphia (Philadelphia Film Society) and major venues in big cities. But the VOD for the US and Canada is Sept. 8, on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Xbox, Vudu, Direct TV, Dish Network, and basically all major cable providers.
DIRECTOR: Minos Nikolakakis
WRITTEN BY: Minos Nikolakakis, John De Holland
CAST: Prometheus Aleifer, Anastasia Rafaella Konidi and John De Holland
DETAILS: Color, 89 mins.,Greek with English subtitles; Rating: Not Rated (Horror/ Fantasy)
Distributed in North America by: Dark Star Pictures
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