2012 Sundance Predictions: Julius Onah’s The Girl Is in Trouble

#23. The Girl is in Trouble – Julius Onah

We can bet that this picture is a lock — a 2012 debut was probably a more accurate prediction for a festival premiere to Julius Onah’s debut feature. I predicted that The Girl Is in Trouble and the Filmmaker Mag 25 New Face Onah would be in Park City — that production still stands. If this has an edgy, mean streak in it, a Park City at Midnight showing would be welcome.

Gist: Written by Mayuran Tiruchelvam and Onah, August’s one night stand with beautiful Signe turns ugly when he discovers footage of a murder on her phone. He knows the dead guy – Jesus Guzman, a dealer. And the killer – Nicholas Feinman, son of New York’s most powerful investment banker. There’s a knock on the door – It’s Angel, Jesus’ brother and feared drug enforcer. Maybe August knows where Jesus is? Soon, all are caught in a deadly game of blackmail, double crosses and escalating violence. When he learns that Signe may have been playing him all along, August has to choose – get the money, get the truth, or get out alive.

Producers: Mark W. Campbell, Jen Gatien, Dana Offenbach, Robert Profusek and Ryan Silbert
(IONCINEMA.com Preview Page // IMDB Link)