2012 Sundance Predictions: Nicholas McCarthy’s The Pact

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#46. The Pact – Nicholas McCarthy

Nicholas McCarthy jettisoned between his 2011 Park City shown short film (see trailer here) to an actual feature film version in a lightening quick pace hitting the editing room at summer’s end. With Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien and Agnes Bruckner toplining, The Pact should be a strong contender for a Park City at Midnight slot.

Gist: Based on Nicholas McCarthy’s short, when their mother dies, sisters Annie and Nicole finally begin to face their disturbing childhood, and the time they spent locked in the ‘punishment room.’ Soon Nicole visits her mother’s house to deal with the estate and spend the night — and mysteriously vanishes. Annie reluctantly returns home and begins rooting through her mother’s belongings for answers, happening upon a picture of her mother standing beside an unknown young woman, and feeling an eerie presence…

Producers: Ross M. Dinerstein (The Divide)
(IONCINEMA.com Preview Page // IMDB Link)

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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