A71 Entertainment has acquired the Canadian rights from Breakthrough Entertainment to distribute the horror feature The Heretics. A71 and Breakthrough will also be partnering with Black Fawn Distribution to help bring home the occult thriller to horror fans across Canada in early 2018. Directed by Chad Archibald (Bite, The Drownsman), produced by Black Fawn Films (Antisocial, The Sublet, Let Her Out) and distributed worldwide by Breakthrough Entertainment, The Heretics has been heating up the festival circuit with its world premiere at Toronto’s Canadian Film Fest with further premieres taking place at SITGES (Spain), Hardline Film Festival (Germany), and Lund International Fantastic Film Festival (Sweden). Following in the footsteps of his previous films, Archibald’s penchant for the sticky and the stomach-churning holds true with The Heretics, which is destined to become a horror classic with fans everywhere.
A71 has also announced a Canadian theatrical release for The Heretics through the Canadian Indie Film Series, a partnership created with Landmark Cinemas. The Heretics will hit Landmark theatres for a national special event premiere on November 1st, 2017. The weeklong national release run will then begin on November 3, 2017. A brand new theatrical poster for the film has also been released.
The Heretics tells the pagan tale of Gloria, (Nina Kiri – Let Her Out, TV’s The Handmaid’s Tale) a young girl who is abducted by a troubled man (Ry Barrett – The Drownsman, The Demolisher) who claims that a cult is hunting her down. His goal is to protect her until sunrise but, while restrained, Gloria falls deathly ill. While her friends and family desperately search for her, the source of her illness becomes more apparent. She’s not sick…she’s changing.
Theatrical Dates – Starting Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Canadian Indie Film Series At Landmark Cinemas Across The Country
Landmark Theatres 1 Landmark Cinemas 10 EXTRA Waterloo 2 Landmark Cinemas 10 New Westminster 3 Landmark Cinemas 10 Orleans 4 Landmark Cinemas 16 IMAX Country Hills Calgary 5 Landmark Cinemas 24 IMAX Kanata 6 Landmark Cinemas 24 IMAX Whitby 7 Landmark Cinemas 5 Columbia Cranbrook 8 Landmark Cinemas 5 Showcase Campbell River 9 Landmark Cinemas 7 Penticton 10 Landmark Cinemas 8 Avalon Nanaimo 11 Landmark Cinemas 8 Towne Winnipeg 12 Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre Edmonton 13 Landmark Cinemas Gr 10 Kelowna 14 Landmark Cinemas Paramount Kamloops 15 Landmark Cinemas Rialto Courtenay
Synopsis The Heretics tells the pagan tale of Gloria, (Nina Kiri – Let Her Out, TV’s The Handmaid’s Tale) a young girl who is abducted by a troubled man (Ry Barrett – The Drownsman, The Demolisher) who claims that a cult is hunting her down. His goal is to protect her until sunrise but, while restrained, Gloria falls deathly ill. While her friends and family desperately search for her, the source of her illness becomes more apparent. She’s not sick…she’s changing.
Cast And Crew Directed by Chad Archibald (Bite, The Drownsman), written by Jayme Laforest (Bite), and produced by Chad Archibald, Cody Calahan and Christopher Giroux, The Heretics will be distributed worldwide by Breakthrough Entertainment. The Heretics stars Nina Kiri, Jorja Cadence, Ry Barrett, Nina Richmond and Will King and was executively produced by Nat Abraham, Ira Levy, Michael McGuigan and Peter Williamson.
