By Ben Pearson/May 26, 2020 5:30 pm EST
Here’s the movie’s official description from the Sundance Film Festival’s programming guide:
Timid and hardworking single mother Shari (Ella Balinska, Charlie’s Angels) brushes away hesitations and decides to dip her toe back into the dating scene after being spurred on by her coworkers. She’s thrilled when her boss sets her up on a blind date with Ethan (Pilou Asbæk, Game of Thrones), who initially proves every bit as charming and magnetic as his photo. Ethan can’t hide his true nature for very long though—and when things quickly turn sinister, Shari must find a way to escape. Forced to navigate the streets of LA after hours on foot, Shari learns Ethan is far more connected and violent than she ever imagined.
“It was based on a bad date that I went on when I was going to UCLA,” Feste said. “I went on this horrible date with this guy that looked perfect on paper. I was so excited for it. I was wearing my perfect little black dress. And the date went wrong very fast, and I literally – without a purse, shoes, cell phone – just ran home from Hollywood Hills to West Los Angeles. I think every woman can relate to something like that because every woman has their own real life horror film to tell.”
The footage I’ve seen indicates that Balinska is a compelling protagonist and Asbæk’s character is a memorable villain (to say the least), so I’m excited to check this one out as soon as it arrives.
Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner), Dayo Okeniyi (Shades of Blue), Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad), Clark Gregg (The Avengers), and Shohreh Aghdashloo (Star Trek Beyond, House of Sand and Fog) co-star. No release date information has been revealed yet, though Blum said in a press release that audiences will get to see it “soon.”
