Friday, June 9, 2017

OUT on DVD/VOD: Rift

Set in the bleak landscape of rural Iceland in the fall, and with a gay couple at its core, this Hitchcockian thriller Rift stars Björn Stefánsson, Sigurður Þór Óskarsson,
Guðmundur Ólafsson.

Rift follows Gunnar, who receives a strange phone call from his ex-boyfriend, Einar, months after they broke up. Einar sounds distraught, like he's about to do something terrible to himself, so Gunnar drives up to the secluded cabin where Einar is holed up and soon discovers that there's more going on than he imagined. As the two men come to terms with their broken relationship, some other person seems to be lurking outside the cabin, wanting to get in.

“I’m so proud of our gay horror drama, and I’m excited to see how an American audience responds to this little slice of Icelandic mystery”, said writer/director Erlingur Thoroddsen. “I am thrilled to be working with Breaking Glass Pictures to bring Rift to a large audience. I’ve been a fan of theirs for years, and I couldn’t be happier that Rift has found such a great home."