Treachery (film)

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Treachery
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Poster
Directed byTravis Romero
Written byTravis Romero
Produced by
Ryan Azevedo
Rebecca Torrellas
Starring Michael Biehn
CinematographyEric Curtis
Edited byVance Crofoot
Music byRandy Chance
Release date
  • April 20, 2013 (2013-04-20)(Sunscreen Film Festival)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Treachery is a 2013 American thriller film written and directed by Travis Romero and starring Michael Biehn.

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Premise

An estranged father and son are re-united at a wedding party. However, a storm traps them in a cabin, leading to worse things to come. [1]

Cast

Development

Most of the cast of the film were announced on May 3, 2012. [2]

Filming began in June 2012 and the first set photo was released on June 14, 2012. [1] Another set photo was revealed by Fangoria. [3] The film is being developed by the company BlancBiehn Productions. [3] The film was partly funded by a campaign on Kickstarter. [4]

Filming occurred mostly in Los Angeles. [5]

The film's producers are Paul Foley, Ryan Azevedo, Denny Kirkwood, Jason Sallee, Kate Rees Davies, Christopher C. Murphy and Andreas Ziebart. [6]

Critical response

The film has been reviewed by several critics. One of the movie's first reviewers, a writer for allenbe.net, states, "It’s a breath of fresh air in a dark, sadistic and treacherous kind of way". [7]

Release

Origin Releasing set the release of the film for the 4th quarter of 2015. [8]

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