EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution has acquired North American rights to Inside, an Australian prison drama starring The Brutalist Oscar nominee Guy Pearce, Shōgun‘s Cosmo Jarvis, and newcomer Vincent Miller, slating the film for release in theaters on June 20, following its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Festival.
World premiering last summer at the Melbourne Film Festival, Inside marks the directorial debut of Charles Williams, who also penned the script. The film follows Mel Blight (Miller), who after being transferred from juvenile to adult prison, is taken under the wing of both Mark Shepard (Jarvis), Australia’s most despised criminal, and Warren Murfett (Pearce), a soon-to-be-paroled inmate. As a paternal triangle grows between them, we see that even the worst of men have a little bit of good inside that will be their undoing.
Marian Macgowan and Kate Glover were the producers on the project, the trailer for which you can view above.
Calling Inside “a captivating prison drama with heartbreakingly beautiful performances that will stay with you long after the film ends,” Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman said, “We are thrilled to bring writer-director Charles Williams’s feature debut to U.S. audiences.”
Said Williams, “I’m so honoured to have INSIDE make its North American premiere at Tribeca. I love the festival and am stoked to be able to be there to share the film with US audiences. It’s been a long journey bringing this film to life and I’m grateful to all my collaborators, which now includes the great team at Quiver who I’m looking forward to working with for our upcoming U.S. theatrical release.”
Williams is an Australian filmmaker whose work has won more than 60 awards internationally, including the Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Palme d’Or, screening at more than 200 festivals including Cannes, TIFF, Clermont-Ferrand, Sydney, Telluride, MIFF, Hong Kong, Rotterdam, Busan, and SXSW. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, he’s also notably been selected for TIFF’s Filmmaker Lab and the Golden Globes HFPA Filmmaker Residency.
TJ Smith and Larry Greenberg negotiated the deal for Quiver, with Quiver Distribution and Flavien Eripret of Goodfellas negotiating on behalf of the production.
