BENEATH THE LEAVES Follows a Serial Killer Hellbent on Revenge
Jonathan Barkan
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There’s something about a good serial killer film that really gets me going. I don’t know what it is but the thrill of the chase against a psychopathic murderer gets my heart racing. It’s probably why I consider The Silence of the Lambs to be as close to a perfect film as possible. This is all to say that I’m very much intrigued by Beneath the Leaves, an upcoming serial killer thriller from Vertical Entertainment, which will be coming out in theaters and On Demand February 8.
“Among countless others, four small-town boys are kidnapped by James Whitley, a deranged, warm-eyed psychopath. His grotesque pursuit to reunite orphaned children with their deceased birth parents is gridlocked when the boys escape and he is arrested. Twenty years later, Whitley flees during a prison fire and decides to see his mission through. Detective Larson, one of Whitley’s prior victims – and now a cop – is removed from the case due to impartiality leaving his partner and lover, Detective Shotwell to solve the case. Fueled by rage and a chance of redemption, Detective Larson chases the steadfast psychopath on his own, only to fall back into the same trap he once escaped as a child.“
Written by Naman Barsoom & Daniel Wallner and based on a story by Adam Marino, who also directs, Beneath the Leaves stars Doug Jones, Mira Sorvino, and Paul Sorvino.
