A lengthy pre-title card sequence informs viewers of the political turmoil, poverty and racism that have plagued Haiti for decades, setting the stage for a kidnapping-gone-wrong plot among Haitian citizens from various economic backgrounds. This comes to us courtesy of award-winning commercial director Bruno Mourral, who makes his feature directorial debut with Kidnapping Inc.
Set in the days leading up to Haiti’s presidential election, Kidnapping Inc. follows Doc (Jasmuel Andri) and Zoe (Rolaphton Mercure), two Haitian criminals-for-hire who have just kidnapped Ben (Patrick Joseph), the son of presidential candidate Benjamin Perralt (Ashley Laraque). A wrench is thrown in their plan when they lose their kidnappee, and their desperation leads them to kidnap a lookalike and his pregnant wife (Gessica Geneus). Simultaneously, Ben’s wife Audrey (Anabel Lopez) and her lover Eddy (Marcus Boereau) attempt to secure the ransom money and get everything back to the status quo before election day arrives.
Set in the days leading up to Haiti’s presidential election, Kidnapping Inc. follows Doc (Jasmuel Andri) and Zoe (Rolaphton Mercure), two Haitian criminals-for-hire who have just kidnapped Ben (Patrick Joseph), the son of presidential candidate Benjamin Perralt (Ashley Laraque). A wrench is thrown in their plan when they lose their kidnappee, and their desperation leads them to kidnap a lookalike and his pregnant wife (Gessica Geneus). Simultaneously, Ben’s wife Audrey (Anabel Lopez) and her lover Eddy (Marcus Boereau) attempt to secure the ransom money and get everything back to the status quo before election day arrives.
- 1/29/2024
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Bruno Mourral’s debut “Kidnapping Inc.” is a rough watch. Set in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, the crime-comedy of errors slowly devolves into a political thriller, but has neither enough laughs nor the thrills to sustain itself. It follows the exploits of two kidnappers-for-hire who end up roped into a presidential scandal, but despite being led by a capable ensemble, the film is never quite cohesive enough to make the two halves of its political rigmarole feel remotely whole.
High-strung Zoe (Rolaphton Mercure) and his cool-as-a-cucumber partner Doc (Jasmuel Andri) have a casual, personable dynamic even when they shove a kidnapping victim in their trunk. This is all we know about them when we’re dropped in-medias-res into the middle of their latest job, a high-profile kidnapping, the details of which they aren’t fully aware. They’d rather argue about Spanish soccer clubs than ask questions of their...
High-strung Zoe (Rolaphton Mercure) and his cool-as-a-cucumber partner Doc (Jasmuel Andri) have a casual, personable dynamic even when they shove a kidnapping victim in their trunk. This is all we know about them when we’re dropped in-medias-res into the middle of their latest job, a high-profile kidnapping, the details of which they aren’t fully aware. They’d rather argue about Spanish soccer clubs than ask questions of their...
- 1/24/2024
- by Siddhant Adlakha
- Indiewire
Political unrest, economic instability and rampant insecurity have plagued the Caribbean nation of Haiti for decades. That the small percentage of mixed-race (mulatto) population holds a disproportionate portion of the wealth and power over the 95% Black majority fuels the anger and distrust of the masses. That’s the harsh reality where Haitian-born director Bruno Mourral locates his brash and muddled crime comedy “Kidnapping Inc.”
Devoted fans of rival squads in the Spanish soccer league, Doc and Zoe (Rolapthon Mercure), have abducted the son of presidential candidate Benjamin Perralt (Ashley Laraque) just days before the 2017 election. We don’t know how many times, if any, they’ve done this before, but their ineptitude quickly becomes evident. The pair drives around Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital, with their victim’s dead body in the drunk after Zoe accidentally killed him. Their ridiculous solutions to this unfortunate incident only escalate the irritation of...
Devoted fans of rival squads in the Spanish soccer league, Doc and Zoe (Rolapthon Mercure), have abducted the son of presidential candidate Benjamin Perralt (Ashley Laraque) just days before the 2017 election. We don’t know how many times, if any, they’ve done this before, but their ineptitude quickly becomes evident. The pair drives around Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital, with their victim’s dead body in the drunk after Zoe accidentally killed him. Their ridiculous solutions to this unfortunate incident only escalate the irritation of...
- 1/24/2024
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Variety Film + TV
The Sundance Film Festival is one of the most highly respected film festivals in the world, and while the horror genre generally doesn’t seem to receive as much respect as it deserves, horror has had a steady presence at Sundance over the years. In fact, just last year the Sundance horror line-up included the likes of Infinity Pool, Talk to Me, My Animal, and Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls. The Sundance 2024 line-up was revealed earlier today (you can see the list Here) – and there again a good number of horror movies included in the program.
Below you can take a closer look at some of the horror movies that will be showing at Sundance 2024, with images to go along with each one of them.
Of course, most of the horror can be found in the Midnight program:
I Saw the TV Glow / U.S.A. — Teenager...
Below you can take a closer look at some of the horror movies that will be showing at Sundance 2024, with images to go along with each one of them.
Of course, most of the horror can be found in the Midnight program:
I Saw the TV Glow / U.S.A. — Teenager...
- 12/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
It’s that time of the year again when the Sundance Film Festival shares all of its horror discoveries that’ll help define the upcoming year for the genre.
Today they announced the comprehensive slate of independent films selected from the fest that will take place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Sundance Resort, along with a selection of films available online across the country January 25–28, 2024. Packages and passes are available now and single tickets will be available beginning January 11 at Sundance’s site.
Bloody Disgusting combed through the entire program this afternoon and pulled out all of the genre films of note, with first-look images and information where available. Highlights from the upcoming slate of programming includes Love Lies Bleeding starring Kristen Stewart, Steven Soderbergh‘s Presence, Sasquatch Sunset, and so much more.
What are you most excited to see at Sundance next year?...
Today they announced the comprehensive slate of independent films selected from the fest that will take place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Sundance Resort, along with a selection of films available online across the country January 25–28, 2024. Packages and passes are available now and single tickets will be available beginning January 11 at Sundance’s site.
Bloody Disgusting combed through the entire program this afternoon and pulled out all of the genre films of note, with first-look images and information where available. Highlights from the upcoming slate of programming includes Love Lies Bleeding starring Kristen Stewart, Steven Soderbergh‘s Presence, Sasquatch Sunset, and so much more.
What are you most excited to see at Sundance next year?...
- 12/6/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
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