"Stop thinking! Breathe!" What the funk is this?! Level 33 Ent. has revealed an official trailer for a strange indie thriller tilted
Electra, made by Bahraini filmmaker Hala Matar. Not to be confused with the Marvel movie
Elektra from 2005. This
Electra follows two journalists who travel to the lush Italian villa of a famous musician and his partner for an interview, but all is not as it seems — the trip spirals into deceit & deadly betrayals. Hala Matar teases: "
Electra is a film about lies and deceit, where characters wear metaphorical masks to impress or manipulate others. The unicorn, representing the mask of innocence, is drawn from a painting central to the film's plot — something I'd rather keep a mystery for now." The cast features
Maria Bakalova,
Abigail Cowen,
Jack Farthing, and
Daryl Wein. This looks very kooky and peculiar, more experimental & conceptual than clever, borrowing from
The Talented Mr. Ripley. It's worth a look anyway. //
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