German writer-director Oliver Kienle (“Bad Banks,” Sixty Minutes) makes her English-language debut on the supernatural horror film Don’t Kill Loretta. Variety shared the first image above.
Set against the eerie backdrop of a remote forest in Germany, the story follows a group of young Americans from the beauty and fashion industry attending a wellness retreat.
After a night fueled by excess, they encounter a terrifying presence in the darkness. What begins as a presumed hallucination soon escalates into a nightmare as one of them undergoes disturbing physical changes, leading to a life and death fight.
The international cast includes Kudakwashe Rutendo, George Ferrier (“Sweet Tooth”), Sharahya Carter, Leonie Wesselow (“How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)”), Lily Mo Sheen (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent), and Timothy Innes (“The Last Kingdom”).
Jorgo Narjes & Uwe Schott of X Filme Creative Pool (Cloud Atlas) produce alongside Genia Krassnig, Danny Krausz & Florian Krügel from Dor Film. Co-producers include ZDF and Klaus Dohle of Erfttal Film.
The Playmaker has boarded the project as international sales agent ahead of next month’s Cannes Film Market.
“We’re thrilled to launch Don’t Kill Loretta by Oliver Kienle at Cannes with The Playmaker,” the producers said in a joint statement. “It’s a bold, contemporary take on the genre that also pays homage to the iconic horror films of the early 2000s.”
The post A Wellness Retreat Gets Cursed in ‘Don’t Kill Loretta’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.