LOCARNO, Switzerland — Go to Movies, the celebrated New York-based gross sales agent, has come on board of “Maintain Quiet,”directed by Vincent Grashaw (“Bang Bang”) and starring Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Lou Diamond Phillips (“La Bamba”).
Go to Movies will launch gross sales across the Aug. 14 world premiere of “Maintain Quiet” on the Locarno Movie Competition the place it weighs in as one of many Competition’s weightier industrial propositions.
Penned by Zach Montague, “Maintain Quiet” follows a weathered tribal cop and his new trainee as they need to discover a ruthless fugitive, whose return to his rural Indigenous reservation has uncovered its darkest secrets and techniques and will ignite a violent gang struggle.
The thriller additionally stars Nick Stahl (“Bully,” “In The Bed room”), Dana Namerode (“The A-Body”), Pawnee Nation member Elisha Pratt (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Emmy-winner and Golden Globe nominee Irene Bedard (“Pochahontas”) and Lane Issue (“Reservation Canine”).
Go to Movies started working with Grashaw on “Bellflower,” his escape as a producer, chosen for Sundance and SXSW.
“This movie suits in completely with our present focus, sturdy industrial titles with a social and human focus. Lou Diamond Phillips delivers a commanding efficiency as a tribal cop, taking us contained in the native politics of the police and the reservation that they search to guard,” stated Go to Movies President Ryan Kampe.
‘Maintain Quiet’ gives an unflinching have a look at road gang tradition and the lasting traumas confronted by Indigenous communities,” Grashaw added. “Written by an officer who had expertise policing reservations, what struck me most was the resilience of the individuals and their advanced bond with our protagonist, whose unorthodox strategies are rooted in a deep private battle.” Grashaw went on to name Philipps “an absolute legend” and stated that he believed Dana Namerode and Elisha Pratt ship breakout performances.
“Maintain Quiet” was filmed on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribe reservations and surrounding small cities in Oklahoma. The movie incorporates a largely indigenous solid and crew.
It’s produced by Ran Namerode and Angelia Adzic of Randomix Productions, Cole Payne of Traverse Media, and Grashaw himself. Phillips, Marcus Crimson Thunder, and Richard Janes function government producers.
Starring Robert Patrick and Nick Stahl, Grashaw’s third characteristic, Southern Gothic horror story “What Josiah Noticed,” which bowed at 2021’s Fantasia, was launched by Shudder and earned a 91% Licensed Contemporary score on Rotten Tomatoes, being named one of many Greatest Horror movies of 2022.
“Bang Bang,” which additionally performed Locarno, has simply been picked up by Dawn Movies which can launch it within the U.S. on Sept 12.
Grashaw is now in post-production on “Bruton,” a real jail story starring Theo Rossi, Aya Money, Tammy Blanchard, and Tony Hale.