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

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Production Status

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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