This Tempting Madness

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This Tempting Madness
Directed byJennifer E. Montgomery
Screenplay by
  • Jennifer E. Montgomery
  • Andrew M. Davis
Produced by
  • Jennifer E. Montgomery
  • Andrew M. Davis
  • Jessica Malanaphy
  • Marcei Brown
  • William Day Frank
Starring
CinematographyAndrew M. Davis
Music by Rebekka Karijord
Production
companies
  • Smoke Jumper Films
  • Mango Monster Productions
  • CatchLight Studios
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

This Tempting Madness is an upcoming American psychological thriller film, directed by Jennifer E. Montgomery and co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew M. Davis. It stars Simone Ashley, Mojean Aria, Austin Stowell, Suraj Sharma, and Zenobia Shroff.

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Premise

A young woman awakens from a coma grievously injured, memory fractured, her husband arrested. But as she puts together the pieces of her past, she starts to question her own actions — and her perception of reality. [1]

Cast

Production

In January 2024, it was reported that a psychological thriller film titled This Tempting Madness completed principal photography in Los Angeles, with Jennifer E. Montgomery directing and co-writing the screenplay with Andrew M. Davis. Simone Ashley, Mojean Aria, Austin Stowell, Suraj Sharma, and Zenobia Shroff joined the cast. [1] [2]

Music

Rebekka Karijord had been hired to compose the score for the film. [3]

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