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WTFilms Boards Italian Alps-Set Comedy-Thriller ‘The Dregs’ With Maddie Phillips & Stephen Lang – AFM
WTFilms has taken on sales duties for *The Dregs*, a comedy-thriller set in the Italian Alps, and will launch it at the American Film Market. The film follows friends whose holiday turns perilous after they drink cursed grappa, with the announcement putting the project before international buyers.
Stephen Lang plays an evil waiter behind the bewitched recipe, while Maddie Phillips, Charlie Gillespie, Piper Curda, Nava Mau and Shohreh Aghdashloo lead the ensemble. After the group begins dying, the survivors try witchcraft and race to outlast the drink and find its creator. Connor Martin wrote and directed the film, his feature directorial debut; it wrapped filming in British Columbia and is now in post-production.
In short
- WTFilms will sell *The Dregs* at the American Film Market.
- The Alps-set thriller centres on friends and cursed grappa.
- Connor Martin’s directorial debut is in post-production.
Explained simply
The American Film Market is a trade event where film companies present projects to distributors and buyers from other countries. WTFilms is handling international sales for this film, which means it is seeking buyers who may acquire the rights to show it in their territories.
The story centres on friends whose trip to the Italian Alps turns dangerous after they drink grappa, an Italian spirit, made from a cursed recipe. Stephen Lang plays the waiter linked to the recipe, and Maddie Phillips is among the lead cast. Connor Martin wrote and directed the film, which is his first feature as a director.
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