Project Detail

Guns Akimbo

Synopsis

A nerdy video game developer becomes the next contestant in an illegal live-streamed death match. A dark, viciously violent, and chillingly prescient sci-fi thriller.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Special Presentations - World premiere

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Features
Running time: 95 mins
Director: Jason Lei Howden
Producer: Tom Hern, Joe Neurauter,
Co-Producer: Philipp Kreuzer, Jörg Schulze
Executive Producer: Will Clarke, John Jencks, Stefan Kapelari, Michael J. Mailis, Felipe Marino, Andy Mayson, Moritz Peters, Adrian Poltowski, Joe Simpson, Bastien Sirodot, Jay Taylor
Editor: Luke Haigh, Zaz Montana
Screenwriter: Jason Lei Howden
Director of Photography: Stefan Ciupek
Production Designer: Nick Bassett
Principal cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Ned Dennehy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo

Genre

Action Horror Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Germany, New Zealand co-production

An Altitude Film Entertainment (UK), Hyperion Entertainment (US), Occupant Entertainment (US), Occupant Entertainment (US), Pump Metal Films (UK), The Electric Shadow Company (UK) production presented by Ingenious Media (UK)

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