The Broken Joins Elight Eight

Posted by bob in Events, Films, News on May 20th, 2008

Horrorfest 3 has announced that The Broken will be among the 8 Films to Die For, joining Faithless, Perkins’ 14 and The Butterfly Effect 3.

After Dark’s CEO Courtney Solomon said of the film, starring Lena Headey (Sarah Connor Chronicles): “When I saw The Broken, I knew that horror fans would be riveted by its nonstop suspense,” says Solomon. “Sean’s a master storyteller and it’s no surprise that it is well-crafted, visually stunning and exists on an intellectual plane that true fans of the horror genre will really enjoy. It’s so psychologically involving that you won’t be able to take your eyes off of it.”

The film, from director Sean Ellis (Cashback), stars Headey in a doppelganger thriller. When the radiologist sees her double near her London home, she gets caught up in a web of deceit. The movie premiered at Sundance in January and it also stars Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), Asier Newman (HollyOaks), and Melvil Poupaud (Broken English).

Solomon continued, “With Horrorfest entering its third year, we’re pleased that we’re expanding our horizons by producing our own element of the festival while continuing to acquire excellent films like The Broken.”